Haqqanis in new Taliban government pose challenges for U.S.

“Since he’s primary now, it’s his accountability to stop these city assaults,” stated Vanda Felbab-Brown, director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors on the Brookings Establishment. “If he doesn’t, there’s going to be folks sad, together with throughout the Taliban. They are going to say ‘you have got this vital portfolio, what the hell are you doing?’”