Fazil is a backwoods butcher who ran the Talib army up north. He murdered Hazara, burning some alive in their locked shops. I remember the feet still in the running shoes and the blackened bones sticking out. I would imagine there is still some bad blood. tolonews.com/afghanistan-17…
In 2001 under Fazil, Razak and other commanders, the talibs did three false surrenders including the famous Qali Jangi disaster. They have not been near Afghanistan since them. Its a mystery why they are negotiating on behalf of people they have never met. dangerousmagazine.com/2018/01/20/gen…
The Gitmo Gophers don't even live in Afghanistan: “I started Jihad (holy war) to remove foreign forces from my country and establish an Islamic government and Jihad will continue until we reach that goal through a political agreement,” abcnews.go.com/International/…
To understand just how backward and incompetent the talibs are as potential administrators have a read of "The Taliban For Dummies" lse.ac.uk/international-…

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