The Pakistani Taliban has employed a variant of this strategy in the past, ostentatiously negotiating truces with the military in order to allow their forces to rest and regroup before resuming their attacks shortly thereafter. Unlike in Pakistan, moreover, the Afghan insurgents could resume fighting with the expectation that their main adversary, the international forces, would be considerably hobbled in their response, because Western publics would prevent their governments from sending their troops back to battle.
巴基斯坦境内的塔利班就曾使用过类似的战略，他们高调地与政府军方进行停战和谈，目的只是为了在随后的反攻前为己方部队争取喘息和重新集结的时间。而与巴基斯坦不同的是，阿富汗武装分子会有另一种想法，认为一旦战火重燃，他们的主要对手多国部队将举步维艰，因为西方国家的民众会阻止政府将本国军队重新投入战场。