Reconciling with the Taliban : toward and alternative grand strategy in Afghanistan / Ashley J. Tellis.
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2009.Description: 104 p. ; 30 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - Pamphlet DS 371.415 .A34 .T455 /2009 /+ /PDF /(945 KB)
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Summary: During the run-up to the announcement of the US’s new “Af-Pak” strategy provoked a flurry of “new solutions” to the conflict. Promoting reconciliation with the Taliban is one idea that has reappeared. For these authors “Any effort at reconciliation today will undermine the credibility of American power and the success of the Afghan mission. Most important, reconciling with the Taliban is both premature and unnecessary for the success of Western aims.” (p. v).