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The conflicting responses would appear to expose divisions within the Taliban, according to Hatem Bamehriz, senior Afghanistan director of the National Democratic Institute.
“I think what we’re seeing are the differences between the hard-liners and the moderates inside the Taliban,” Bamehriz said. “The moderates are the ones interested in peace talks; the hard-liners want to disrupt them.”
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