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The Afghanistan Choice: Peace or Punishment in the Pashtun Belt
Aug 2010, Vol. 155, No. 4By Robert M Cassidy
The war presses steadily on in Afghanistan, with proponents arguing the rationale for either counter-terrorism or counter-insurgency as the approach for achieving the most favourable outcome. But neither alone can unseat the enduring alliance between the Taliban, Al-Qa’ida and the Pashtun people who straddle the Durand Line. The Pashtun Belt is the key to success in this conflict: winning the support of the population there requires a combination of both approaches in a complementary way to stabilise the region, and to deny it to the likes of Al-Qa’ida and its ilk, while aiming for a broader regional rapprochement in the longer term.
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