Taleban can't be beaten, says UK commander
(10-05 16:38)
Britain's commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taleban cannot be won, the Sunday Times reported.
It quoted Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith as saying in an interview that if the Taleban were willing to talk, then that might be "precisely the sort of progress'' needed to end the insurgency.
"We're not going to win this war. It's about reducing it to a manageable level of insurgency that's not a strategic threat and can be managed by the Afghan army,'' he said.
He said his forces had "taken the sting out of the Taleban for 2008'' but that troops may well leave Afghanistan with there still being a low level of insurgency.
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