'For the US authorities, the Taliban are reliable partners'

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1. Thu, 17 September 2026

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     'For the US authorities, the Taliban are reliable partners'

     Political scientist Olivier Roy explains why, a quarter of a century after the 2001 terrorist attacks, the US has no choice but to normalize its relations with the Taliban, who, at the time, protected Al-Qaeda and harbored it in Afghanistan.