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Originally Posted by John41

The current leader of the Taliban was released from Gitmo in 2014
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Obama '''released Taliban leader Khairullah Khairkhwa from Guantanamo Bay in 2014 prisoner swap'''...
Aug 17, 2021 · BARACK Obama released a Taliban commander in 2014 who helped orchestrated this week's takeover of Afghanistan, reports say. Khairullah Khairkhwa was arrested in Pakistan after 9/11 and was sent to Gitmo in 2002 before his release as part of a prisoner swap involving an American “deserter”.

First, there was no “takeover”. There was a “legit” agreement reached between the United States and the Taliban that this “takeover” as you call it would take place.

Afghanistan government was not part of this, nor invited. It marked a milestone for the Taliban to be recognized by the United States, and gave them instant credibility.

The person you refer to, I am sure was part of the suicide mission that caused the turmoil at the airport, among many more out the recent 5000 released.

HOWEVER, THE founder of the Taliban is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. He headed the negotiations with the US and is pictured many times with Pompeo when they met. He was being held by Pakistan and was released at our request as part of this deal. He is potentially the new President of Afghanistan.

Of course, any other Taliban ever released at any time would be potentially part of this situation, so this is extremely disingenuous to say what your link says. Not a total lie, but it is by inference. Their head guy was just let go last year in this deal.

And I am very sure you will find Biden largely stuck to the Trump-negotiated agreement, but delayed the deadline until Sept. 11, 2021. U.S. troops began to depart in May......

Copy, paste and save. If I am wrong, please call me on it, but I feel very confident. The suicide bomber gave lots a reason to make unsupported accusations.