The UK's top military commander in Afghanistan has said in an interview that decisive military victory over the Taliban in Afghanistan is impossible and that the Taliban may be part of a long-term solution for the country.
The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith as saying that NATO forces were not going to win the war. He said the allied forces had to concentrate instead on reducing the conflict to a level of insurgency that could be be managed by the Afghan army. The Sunday Times also quoted the British commander as saying that a deal with the Taliban might be on the table.
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