Barack Obama ready to pay Afghan fighters to ditch the Taliban Times Online

The Obama administration is considering outbidding the Taliban to persuade Afghan villagers to lay down arms as it struggles to find a new approach to a war that is fast losing public and congressional support. - Barack Obama ready to pay Afghan fighters to ditch the Taliban Times

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