# Haqqani White House meeting

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*A mid-to-late-1980s White House meeting between President Ronald Reagan and a Taliban delegation, per John Kiriakou — a former boss of his served as translator. One member of that delegation, a man named Haqqani, went on to found the Haqqani network, later responsible for the capture of Bowe Bergdahl and the kidnapping, rape, and torture of a Canadian couple.*

- **Date:** Mid-to-late 1980s
- **President:** Ronald Reagan
- **Delegation:** Members of the Taliban, including a man named Haqqani
- **Translator:** A former boss of Kiriakou's
- **Later significance:** Haqqani founded the Haqqani network

In the mid-to-late 1980s, during the Reagan administration, a delegation of Taliban members was invited to the White House to meet with President Ronald Reagan, per [John Kiriakou](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/john-kiriakou); a former boss of Kiriakou's served as translator for the meeting. One member of that delegation was a man named Haqqani, who went on to ally himself with al-Qaeda and became the leader of what is now known as the Haqqani network.[1]

## Later consequences

Kiriakou says the Haqqani network was responsible for the capture of U.S. Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl, and separately for the kidnapping, rape, and torture of a Canadian couple.[2]

## See also

- [John Kiriakou](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/john-kiriakou)

## Sources

1. Rocco Million - Today I sit down with American hero CIA wh (2018-06-19), at 21:24. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkgYYXrQl10&t=1284s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2018-06-19-real-progress-in-action/
2. Rocco Million - Today I sit down with American hero CIA wh (2018-06-19), at 21:54. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkgYYXrQl10&t=1314s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2018-06-19-real-progress-in-action/

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