US Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Tuesday that the Trump administration had enabled the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, as he vindicated Pakistan, which he said had released three top Taliban commanders on the then US government’s request to push forward the Afghan peace process. The senator, a Maryland Democrat who was born in Karachi, argued at the first senate …
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September 16, 2021