KABUL is mere posturing.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told journalists on Tuesday he expected issues would arise as the two sides moved toward formal intra-Afghan negotiations.
“There was no doubt that there would be steps forward and steps backward,” the secretary remarked, insisting some progress had been made since the US-Taliban peace pact was signed in late February.
“But we see them posturing in the media,” the top us diplomat remarked. Under the deal, up to 5,000 militants were to . . .
