HE SAID THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TALIBAN AND AL QAEDA OR THE HAQQANI NETWORK "HAS NOT BEEN SEVERED."; AND THERE ARE "STRONG DISINCENTIVES" IN PLACE FOR THE TALIBAN TO NOT CARRY OUT ATTACKS WITH AL QAEDA. HE NOTED THAT THE TALIBAN AND ISIS-K ARE "SWORN ENEMIES."; I GUESS HE MISSED; THE TALIBAN RELEASING TALIBAN, ISIS, AND AL QAEDA PRISONERS.
