U.S. author calls Afghanistan war pointless | Reuters

(Reuters) - "They (the Taliban) will never give in," Van Dyk told Reuters in an interview, adding, "There is fundamentally no difference between the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban -- they are all deep down Pashtuns." - U.S. author calls Afghanistan war pointless Reuters

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