This is one of those stories that is hard to determine what is the truth. The Taliban claim that the French tried to pay off the Taliban so as not to be attacked. First of all, this is coming from a Taliban official so it might be an attempt to split the anti-Taliban alliance in Afghanistan. Second, I do not think anyone in Afghanistan is above taking a bribe so the Taliban’s high moral ground here is very suspect. Finally, it is about the French so…
Here’s a link to a video.
