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Article: Rapid Afghan exit to strengthen Taleban.
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- Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- September 15, 2009
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William Maclean | Reuters
Premature Western military disengagement from Afghanistan would risk catastrophic turmoil in the region, Western and Afghan officials say, responding to a rising tide of concern at the intensity of insurgent violence.
Such greater instability would end up requiring an even bigger Western involvement to resolve in an area including nuclear-armed Pakistan and Al-Qaeda's main bastions, they say.
The officials argue there is no substitute for a lasting commitment now that would permit a reduced military presence over time as the country stabilizes.
With insurgent violence at its highest since the Taleban movement was ...