Able Quote by Leon Panetta

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.

— Leon Panetta

The Taliban is resilient.

— Leon Panetta

We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan,…

— John R. Allen

We dont see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and its a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan,…

— John R. Allen

What everyone underestimated was the acute unpopularity of the Taliban, even in the Pashtun areas. People like myself were saying the Taliban would be…

— Ahmed Rashid

And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence.

— George W. Bush

If you take a look at Afghan history, usually they have united to defend against an outside enemy, and as soon as that's accomplished,…

— Lawrence Eagleburger

As far as the he Taliban goes, it is not one unified organization Some of them are brutal to the population, some are less…

— Robert Greenwald

I think the morale of Taliban fighters has been affected adversely as a result of the lack of success.

— Joseph Dunford

There are many difficult challenges in Afghanistan. And we still have Taliban. We still have terrorist organizations there, and we will see violence and…

— Jens Stoltenberg

The dynamics of the Taliban now appear to be very different and complex, in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, as they attack governments and mainstream…

— Noam Chomsky

It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back.

— Hillary Clinton