The Taliban are a medium within which these transnational groups operate. General John Nicholson More Quotes by General John Nicholson More Quotes From General John Nicholson The United States is not a substitute for the Afghan people or the Afghan government, my reaffirmation of Secretary Pompeo's statement in which he said peace talks would include a discussion of international forces and that the United States is ready to work with the Taliban, the Afghan government and the Afghan people toward lasting peace was mischaracterized. General John Nicholson world They killed a number of top leaders of the organization and upto 300 of their fighters, obviously it's difficult to get an exact count, but what this amounts to is about 25 percent of the organization at least, and so this represents a severe setback for them. General John Nicholson world I think all the uses have been right in line with the intended purpose that the president gave us. General John Nicholson top-news You see a more overt cooperation between the Taliban and these designated terrorist organizations, our concern is that if the Taliban were to return, that because of their close relationships with these groups, that they would offer sanctuary to these groups. General John Nicholson world We possess the capabilities here if it were necessary to do a unilateral operation. General John Nicholson world
