On the recordAugust 23, 2021
I think he brings some authority to the table, because the one thing that Taliban does remember very well is the role of the C.I.A. in going after the Taliban.
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transcripts.cnn.comI think he brings some authority to the table, because the one thing that Taliban does remember very well is the role of the C.I.A. in going after the Taliban.
Panetta comments on the leverage that CIA Director Bill Burns has in negotiations with the Taliban.
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