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"In my opinion, the report on the situation in Afghanistan and on proposals concerning stabilisation of the situation in that country is inconsistent and places too much emphasis on the importance of the military actions and on the significance of the role of NATO in the region. On the one hand, the report says that the military activities of the Taliban do not pose a direct threat to Afghanistan’s sovereignty, and on the other hand there is the warning that Afghanistan is now at a critical crossroads.
I would see it differently. President Karzai himself clearly says that the coalition forces are not winning the fight against the Taliban and adds – very fittingly I would say – that winning the war against terrorism will be possible only if some of the Afghan Government’s partners stop pursuing their own (different) interests. The war waged in the past in Afghanistan by the former Soviet Union proved that this country cannot be stabilised, let alone governed, by military means. Political, economic and social measures, affecting not only Afghanistan but also neighbouring countries, are the only effective way to achieve stabilisation. Let me add that US hegemonic interests in the region are probably the key aspect in this serious problem."@en1
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