General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobs

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Source: Times Online (UK)

The US commander in Afghanistan today gave his full backing to attempts to reintegrate Taleban members into the rest of the population.

General Stanley McChrystal said that 50 to 80 per cent of the Taleban would probably stop fighting if they were given jobs and called for “patience, resolve and time”.

The general is known to have asked for up to 40,000 more troops as part of his recent strategic assessment of the mission.

He said the campaign had been under-resourced in the past to meet the objectives set by the international community.

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