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Long would it likely take to clear out all the taliban? is that achievable to make sure they don't return also? >> this has been the problem for the past 14 years in afghanistan, that the international forces thought you should flush out the taliban completely. it's not possible. the taliban is not this coherent, uniform movement that you can pluflush out of an area. this is about getting people on the side of the government security forces. and one of the big problems in kunduz is a lot of the security relies on private militias that are not under the government's control but are fighting aga...