Might have been a good idea to include the government of Afghanistan in the peace negotiations about THEIR civil war. Trite idea, I know. But successful peace agreements have usually including all warring sides at the table. (Huge academic literature on this subject.)

Might have been a good idea to include the government of Afghanistan in the peace negotiations about THEIR civil war. Trite idea, I know. But successful peace agreements have usually including all warring sides at the table. (Huge academic literature on this subject.) https://t.co/H6ST6HP6Rw

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