The Trump administration’s peace agreement with the Taliban has been flawed from the start, as it has ignored Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan. Indeed, it has been a critical mistake by both the United States and Afghanistan to continue to include Islamabad in these negotiations, as Pakistan’s aim has been to try to turn Afghanistan into its Islamic satellite. The Trump administration even failed to remember the lesson from 2009 when Pakistan frustrated the Obama administration’s negotiations with the Taliban as Islamabad’s main concern was to safeguard and advance its interests.
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