previous American conditions for talks with the Taliban--that they lay down their arms, reject al-Qaeda, and embrace the Afghan Constitution--were no longer preconditions that the Taliban had to meet before negotiations could begin, but were 'necessary outcomes' of the final peace process.
Clinton indicates a shift in U.S. policy regarding Taliban negotiations.
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I really commend President Trump and his administration, as well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what's often called the day after.
And the best thing that could come out of this, frankly, is probably nothing, nothing agreed to, except a real strengthening of President Trump's understanding that Putin is not someone you can make a deal with an expect it to last.
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