Reintegration versus reconciliation in Afghanistan

• Main Authors: Sumit Ganguly., Singh, Harinder.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92197; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6556
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the wake of the London conference on Afghanistan there has been much discussion of possible reconciliation with the Taliban. Such a strategy is unlikely to work. Instead there should be a shift in the present counterinsurgency strategy towards reintegrating the rank and file of the...