Taliban needs to be eliminated by force: Musharraf

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says al-Qaida needs to be eliminated from the country by force,but dealing with the Taliban requires a multifaceted approach.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says al-Qaida needs to be eliminated from the country by force,but dealing with the Taliban requires a military,political and socio-economic approach.

Musharraf spoke yesterday night at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. He says the Taliban is not a monolith,but rather a spread-out organization with no single commander who could be removed for the command structure to be destroyed.

Musharraf is a stalwart supporter of the US in the war on terror. He ended his decade-long rule and resigned as president in August 2008 amid threats of impeachment.

Since his departure,he’s given several speeches at think tanks and universities around the world.

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