Mark Hertling: I’m Not Sure It’s a Honest Statement by the Taliban that They Want to Kill ISIS

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAMEROTA A ░░░░░░░░ U S Commander is ░░░░░░░░ the reigns in Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ a pivotal moment in ░░░░░░░░ s longest war His ░░░░░░░░ in his departure speech ░░░░░░░░ for an end to ░░░░░░░░ conflict Now in a ░░░░░░░░ exclusive Taliban commanders on ░░░░░░░░ ground are signaling that ░░░░░░░░ re willing to talk ░░░░░░░░ Kiley has more with ░░░░░░░░ exclusive reporting What have ░░░░░░░░ learned Sam KILEY It ░░░░░░░░ been fascinating Alisyn Just ░░░░░░░░ General Miller is taking ░░░░░░░░ here in Afghanistan he ░░░░░░░░ a former Special Forces ░░░░░░░░ and has been indicating ░░░░░░░░ will focus his attention ░░░░░░░░ firmly on trying to ░░░░░░░░ this landscape of the ░░░░░░░░ called Islamic State That ░░░░░░░░ emerges from our reporting ░░░░░░░░ exactly what the Taliban ░░░░░░░░ seeking This is what ░░░░░░░░ told us Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ from the desert a ░░░░░░░░ of hope Coming from ░░░░░░░░ commanders on the ground ░░░░░░░░ offer to talk and ░░░░░░░░ talk about peace In ░░░░░░░░ exclusive video they laid ░░░░░░░░ the terms AGBA voiceover ░░░░░░░░ negotiations should be among ░░░░░░░░ and for Afghans we ░░░░░░░░ not wait for Pakistan ░░░░░░░░ Russia or America to ░░░░░░░░ peace to Adghanistan If ░░░░░░░░ from government die they ░░░░░░░░ Afghans If Taliban they ░░░░░░░░ Afghans Foreign countries are ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan to weaken ░░░░░░░░ Taliban leaders have inched ░░░░░░░░ peace talks Just weeks ░░░░░░░░ they overran a city ░░░░░░░░ 81 miles from the ░░░░░░░░ It was recaptured and ░░░░░░░░ being rebuilt but this ░░░░░░░░ Taliban victory showed they ░░░░░░░░ enter negotiations if they ░░░░░░░░ a position in strength ░░░░░░░░ by the outgoing U ░░░░░░░░ Commander as he handed ░░░░░░░░ the mission to the ░░░░░░░░ head of American special ░░░░░░░░ They are being encouraged ░░░░░░░░ keep fighting His success ░░░░░░░░ suggesting that the focus ░░░░░░░░ be directly on fighting ░░░░░░░░ organizations They raise money ░░░░░░░░ recruit they plan they ░░░░░░░░ attacks We must maintain ░░░░░░░░ on them The experience ░░░░░░░░ 17 years they acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ that the Taliban has ░░░░░░░░ be brought in to ░░░░░░░░ the political process and ░░░░░░░░ leaves ISIS as the ░░░░░░░░ focus both for the ░░░░░░░░ community and ironically also ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban A common ░░░░░░░░ does not make friends ░░░░░░░░ it may be a ░░░░░░░░ platform for agreement in ░░░░░░░░ talks Now there are ░░░░░░░░ future talks set at ░░░░░░░░ There have been attempts ░░░░░░░░ Russia and back channels ░░░░░░░░ the United States to ░░░░░░░░ to bring in the ░░░░░░░░ bant Farce the west ░░░░░░░░ concerned they re a ░░░░░░░░ show they are trying ░░░░░░░░ exploit the landscape In ░░░░░░░░ long term that is ░░░░░░░░ they re afraid of ░░░░░░░░ is a sense here ░░░░░░░░ is being topped by ░░░░░░░░ trump Administration and they ░░░░░░░░ concerned if that happened ░░░░░░░░ international terrorism would enjoy ░░░░░░░░ terrorist super state.