Afghanistan will continue to bleed until the allies finally recognize that only by engaging the Taliban do they stand a chance of ending the war. But the West will also have to recognize that conflicts with a potent cultural and religious component are simply not susceptible to a military solution – a realization that points toward ending the ostracism of political Islam – Hamas and Hezbollah, for example.
阿富汗会继续淌血，直到北约联军最终认识到只有通过与塔利班谈判才能有可能结束战争。但是西方同样需要认识到，军事手段很难结束那些包含强烈文化和宗教因素的冲突，比如结束对伊斯兰政治势力的放逐——哈马斯、黎巴嫩真主党等。