EDITORIAL: Divide and be conquered

Ambassador Robert Blackwill has proposed an intriguing strategy to split up Afghanistan. The United States would recognize a de-facto partition of the country that would grant the Taliban control of areas in their tribal heartland and concentrate Western development efforts in the rest of the country. Taliban dominion would be contingent on promises of good behavior, with unmanned drones and special-operations forces on hand to punish the jihadists when they don't play well with others. ... - EDITORIAL: Divide and be conquered - Washington Times

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