03/04/2013
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"It's not possible for the Afghan Government to reconcile with senior level Taliban or reintegrate low level Taliban fighters as long as the Taliban remains militarily strong and convinced that they ar..."
"Financial incentives alone are not sufficient to reconcile with low-level Taliban fighters because they will be subject to brutal retaliation against themselves and their families."
"I believe that we need to avoid a situation where warlords and power brokers retain their militias."
"we can come to an as-soon-as-possible resolution to this disaster"