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On Mar-20, a 35-min call between Trump & Taliban deputy leader Mullah Baradar took place, Trump said:
"I know u (Taliban) are fighting for ur land".

Mike Pompeo had multiple calls with Baradar. This is not it, Afghan Taliban are hosted by Russia, China, Iran & Gulf countries. https://twitter.com/AmrullahSaleh2/status/1342008751063183360
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Interestingly, Mullah Baradar's visit was in close liaison with the Afghan Govt yet he has been trying to sabotage the Afghan peace process.

Coincidentally Mohsin Dawar in a speech in Khyber also spoke Amrullah Saleh's words. https://twitter.com/mfa_afghanistan/status/1339168091079630849?s=08
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Pak has not only hosted the Taliban for an Afghan peace process but Abdullah Abdullah was also hosted, PM IK also visited Kabul & Zalmay also visits Pak at every available opportunity because Pak knows that peace of Afghan is imp for peace in Pakistan.
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It's ironic that Amrullah is talking about peace & terrorism when he himself has been accused by his own Speaker of the assembly for running a death squad known as "Zarghoon Bheer", involved in the killing of journalists & political figures. https://twitter.com/kabulnewstv/status/1331158406376402946?s=08
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There is a phone call circulating, where Amrullah is instructing his cronies in the forces to shoot down anyone (the word used is beheading), if they don't adhere to the instructions & assuring them he would stand behind their actions.
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In an interview in 2017, he urged the US to bomb Pakistan, fast forward to 2019, PTM's Ali Wazir in a jalsa also pleaded the US to bomb Lahore and Rawalpindi.
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Meeting with Afghan refugees in Pak is something that any Afghan Political entity can do and the same was done by Mullah Bardar. Refugees want to go back to their country, honorably & ppl like Amrullah is projecting refugees as Taliban.
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It is also imp to note that it is Pakistan and its efforts that the Afghan Taliban are sitting at the table and Pakistan is playing its effective role for a political settlement and reduce the violence.

More importantly, Saleh forgot that HCNR is going to resume..
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..the next round of Peace talks from Jan 5, 2021. Its the same platform where Talibs are negotiating with the peace committee and its the same platform which is been led by Abdullah Abdullah.

It is also pertinent to mention that delegation of the Afghan negotiating team..
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..is going to visit Pak now.
Who will benefit the most if the Afghan peace process is sabotaged and why Amrullah Saleh is so fixated with Pakistan and trying his best to sabotage the overall peace process? https://twitter.com/Umerdaudzai2/status/1343138587668226048?s=08
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