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Musharraf says multifaceted approach needed to deal with Taliban
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said Al Qaida needs to be eliminated from the country by force, but dealing with the Taliban requires a military, political and socio-economic approach.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:10 October 3, 2009
South Dakota: Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf said Al Qaida needs to be eliminated from the country by force, but dealing with the Taliban requires a military, political and socio-economic approach.
Musharraf spoke Friday night at Augustana College in Sioux Falls.
He said the Taliban is not a monolith, but rather a spread-out organization with no single commander who could be removed for the command structure to be destroyed.
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