9/11 Commission Memorandum on Relations with the Taliban
The 9/11 Commission interviewed Dr. Marvin Weinbaum, a former State Department analyst on Afghanistan and Pakistan, about the evolving understanding of the Taliban from their rise in the mid-1990s through September 11.
9/11 Commission Memorandum on Relations with the TalibanLabels: 9-11-Commission, State-Department, Taliban
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