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Viral Photo Does Not Show Ronald Reagan With The Taliban

Megan HealeyMegan Healey
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23rd August 2021
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9:42 pm
26th July 2023
Viral Photo Does Not Show Ronald Reagan With The Taliban
Reagan is pictured with the mujahideen in 1985 (Getty Images).

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As news develops about the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, a photo is circulating among American social media users which claims to show former President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders. Some users are sharing the photo accompanied by an alleged quote from 1985 in which Reagan said, “These gentlemen are the moral equivalents of America’s founding fathers.”

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