Taliban is ‘more like the mafia than a government’

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Tom Tugendhat says he doesn’t believe the Taliban has changed since its brutal rule in the 1990s and any talks with them will not be meaningful.

Describing it as a “mob-based” group, he says it is “more like the mafia than a government” and should be treated as such.

“They’re still as brutal and vicious as they were,” he told Trevor Phillips On Sunday.

Watch the full show here: https://youtu.be/fPshlnZDoL8

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