What Does It Mean If One Taliban Commander Admits That The War Cannot Be Won

Taliban Commander Admits War Cannot Be Won. What Does That Mean? -- Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor

Taliban commander's comments, in interview with Afghan expert Michael Semple, suggest that Taliban might be ready for negotiation. But are the Taliban unified enough to act as one?

In Afghanistan, the most misleading thing about using the term “the Taliban” is the word “the.”

Using the word “the” suggests that there is a single entity called the Taliban, with a unified group of leaders who share common goals, devise strategies to reach those goals, and who recruit and manage a core of individual foot soldiers who implement those strategies.

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My Comment: To me .... this does not mean much. One Afghan Taliban commander .... who remains unnamed .... admits to an Afghan expert that the war cannot be won. In the meantime .... thousands of Taliban soldiers and commanders with the 'quiet' support of thousands of sympathizers have a different point of view .... to them ....the war continues and they will win when foreign forces leave.

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