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Hamid Karzai: I was taken aback. Who are these Taliban that a deal has been signed with? Why can't we find them? Who are their…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2006
I was taken aback. Who are these Taliban that a deal has been signed with? Why can't we find them? Who are their leaders?
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Hamid Karzai

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Karzai expresses surprise and concern over a cease-fire deal signed by Pakistan with Taliban militants.

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