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Sun 10 Oct 2008British commander says Afghan war cannot be won
Britain's commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Timesreported.
It quoted Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith as saying in an interview that if the Taliban were willing to talk, then that might be "precisely the sort of progress" needed to end the insurgency.
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