Ep. 42 — Groundhog Day in Afghanistan
In Episode 42 of Generation Jihad, hosts Tom Joscelyn and Bill Roggio discuss National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's comments on the U.S.-Taliban deal. They explain why there isn't much for the Biden administration to assess. The Taliban was never interested in peace and hasn't taken any steps to break with al Qaeda. *Mentioned in the show:* U.S.-Taliban withdrawal deal ( https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Agreement-For-Bringing-Peace-to-Afghanistan-02.29.20.pdf ) 2019 article from Politico : Trump’s Bad Deal with the Taliban ( https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/03/18/donald-trump-afghanistan-zalmay-khalilzad-225815 ) No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal ( https://vitalinterests.thedispatch.com/p/no-deal-is-better-than-a-bad-deal ) Analysis: U.S. confirms senior al Qaeda leader killed in Afghan raid U.S. military buries press release that would announce killing of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent’s emir ( https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2020/01/u-s-military-buries-press-release-that-would-announce-killing-of-al-qaeda-in-the-indian-subcontinents-emir.php )
