{"id":39977,"date":"2014-02-23T16:45:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T21:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=39977"},"modified":"2014-02-23T16:45:59","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T21:45:59","slug":"talks-end-on-bergdahls-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=39977","title":{"rendered":"Talks end on Bergdahl’s release"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Associated Press<\/a> reports that the Taliban has ceased negotiations with the US to release Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl who they’ve been holding since 2009;<\/p>\n

In a terse Pashto language statement emailed to The Associated Press, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid blamed the “current complex political situation in the country” for the suspension.<\/p>\n

A U.S. official with knowledge of the talks said the cause of the suspension was not the result of any issue between the United States and Taliban. He declined to elaborate and spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, the Taliban can smell the fear, that’s the problem when you’ve put yourself in a position of weakness and try negotiate from that position. This Administration unilaterally declared an end to the war in Afghanistan, but didn’t bother to get the Taliban to agree. The US readily agreed to release 5 Guantanamo graduates, but the Taliban figures they can get a better deal. Got news for the smart diplomacy crowd; if we pull the troops out this year and Bergdahl is still being held by the Taliban or the Haqqani Network, or al Qaeda, or whoever the Hell is holding him, we’re not out. Americans won’t stand for this shit anymore. Grow a pair and get this done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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