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Gen. Dunford says Taliban ‘are not losing’ in Afghanistan
[KhaamaPress] The Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff of the U.S. Military General Joseph Dunford has said that the Taliban...Arabic for students... ’are not losing’ in Afghanistan. Gen. Joseph Dunford has reportedly made the remarks in a security forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Emphasizing that much more needs to be done to bring peace to the war-torn country, Gen. Dunford has said "They are not losing right now, I think that is fair to say." Gen. Dunford further added "We used the term stalemate a year ago and, relatively speaking, it has not changed much." He also added that there would never be a "military solution" on its own to bring peace to Afghanistan, the United States and its NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... partners are working to leverage military, political and economic pressure to convince the Taliban it is in their interest to negotiate a political solution to the crisis with the government in Kabul. Gen. Dunford has said "Without going into detail here, we do believe the Taliban know that at some point they do have to reconcile. The key to success is to combine all that pressure to incentivize the Taliban" to negotiate. This comes as the Afghan government and the international allies of Afghanistan are have stepped up efforts to end the ongoing conflict through reconciliation process. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-11-19 |
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