hostage diplomacy
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Afghanistan
US Warns Taliban: “We Will Not Tolerate Hostage Diplomacy”
DID Press: A senior aide to the US president has warned the Taliban that Washington will not rest until all detained American citizens in Afghanistan are released. Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump, stated that the United States…
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Afghanistan
US Envoy Accuses Taliban of Using ‘Hostage Diplomacy’
DID Press: Mike Waltz, US representative at the UNSC, has accused the Taliban of using “hostage diplomacy” by detaining foreign nationals and restricting the rights of Afghan citizens. Speaking during a Security Council session on the situation in Afghanistan, Waltz…
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Afghanistan
Mullah Baradar to U.S. Delegation: Replace Confrontation With Engagement
DID Press: Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban’s caretaker government, in a meeting with a U.S. delegation led by Adam Boehler and joined by Zalmay Khalilzad, emphasized that U.S. sanctions have hindered Afghanistan’s economic…
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