Michael Waltz: “Just very quickly, Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban, considered…”

On the recordJune 17, 2014

Just very quickly, Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban, considered it a victory and stated so as soon as he received his five top commanders back.

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Waltz cites Mullah Omar's claim of victory regarding the exchange.

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