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Gen. Mattis Gives Taliban an Ultimatum

Gen. Mattis Gives Taliban an Ultimatum
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with U.S. military and NATO leaders during a visit to the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 27, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr
Joshua Philipp
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Defense Secretary James Mattis has given the Taliban an ultimatum under the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. He said the war to eradicate the terrorist organization will only be stopped under one condition: that it abandons terrorism.

“It is time for the Taliban to recognize they cannot kill their way to power, nor can they provide refuge or support to transnational terrorists who intend to do us harm,” Mattis said, during an Oct. 3 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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