The Taliban's Decline on Ties to Al Qaeda

It's a bit of a euphemism to say some hard-line individuals are in that government. The Minister of the Interior has a 10 million dollar bounty on his head because he's a US designated terrorist, a member of the Hakhani network. Direct ties to Al Qaeda. Absolutely. And therefore, for us to do anything, that issue has to be dealt with to our satisfaction. A Khan is breaking to our satisfaction from Al Qaeda has to be a preconditioned for progress on the agenda that they have - including unfreezing the bank accounts.