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DAWN: US offers safety and job security to Taliban
WASHINGTON: Eager to persuade Taliban to join the Afghan peace process, the United States is offering them a safety network that includes creating job opportunities for the insurgents.
As the United States, Pakistan, China, Russia and other world powers expedite efforts to encourage the Taliban to join the Afghan peace process, the US Defence Department has also outlined a plan for rehabilitating the rebels in a new Afghanistan.
“Although some members of the Taliban may be weary of fighting and ready to lay down their weapons, they will only rejoin society if they believe their safety and the safety of their families are guaranteed, and if they have an opportunity to earn enough money to provide for their families,” says the plan that the Pentagon sent to Congress this week, along with proposals for addressing US security concerns and the interests of Afghanistan’s neighbours.
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WNU Editor: Someone should tell the Pentagon that the Taliban are more focused on how they will run the country after the Americans leave and the Afghan government has been overthrown .... Afghan Taliban says 'post-occupation' discussed with Iran (AFP). Getting a job that is paid for by the U.S. is not their priority.
