let's have afghan -- afghanistan beefalos those. -- be full of zones.developing certain parts of afghanistan developing model areas so that those that remain outside currency a better live and will volunteer to say no. the afghan government right away rejected this approach. by then the taliban had become a strategic threat. before i elaborate on where we are well, i must say that in 2001 and 2002 the taliban was not entirely defeated. they were forced out of afghanistan, losing territory, command, and control. losing their fighting machine. as for the leadership of the taliban, they had gone to pakistan and in pakistan they had been protected before -- protected by the pakistan military in the tribal areas. we all realized in 2007 and 2008 the taliban had reemerged. we saw signs of the blame game. roof megaphone diplomacy started. lack of resources with international community lack of confidence. as well as a lack of a strong political will on the part of afghans to do something meaningful. in terms of how you deal with this problem, a series of review