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I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. We have not seen them able to conduct any kind of organized attack to regain any territory that they've lost. We've seen levels of violence going down.

We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.

The people suffering most from the Taliban were Afghans.

Talking to the Taliban is a process the Afghans have to manage. It is their country.

It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back.

Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.

The Pakistanis are very resilient people.

I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.

People in Afghanistan want peace, including the Taliban. They're also people like we all are. They have families, they have relatives, they have children, they are suffering a tough time.