{"id":483,"date":"2021-08-30T15:05:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=483"},"modified":"2021-08-30T15:05:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T15:05:38","slug":"us-and-taliban-share-common-purpose-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/international\/us-and-taliban-share-common-purpose-in-afghanistan\/483\/","title":{"rendered":"US and Taliban Share &#8220;Common Purpose&#8221; in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON: (Web Desk)<\/strong> Gen Frank McKenzie, head of the US Central Command (Centcom), said during a recent briefing that the United States and Taliban now share a &#8220;common purpose&#8221; in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Wall Street Journal report, Gen McKenzie said, &#8220;We share a common purpose and have been useful to work with each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As long as we&#8217;ve kept that common purpose aligned, they have been useful to work with. 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