The Taliban have not yet responded to the US offer that was repeated by Barack Obama on the eighth commemoration of the 9/11 attacks, when he merely said there is no respite in the battle against Al Qaeda. The movement's extremists consider they can still defeat the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan without offering any compromise that would be “killing” to them. This is despite the fact that the strikes against their ally that forced its leadership to hide in the neighboring caves of Pakistan have turned Osama bin Laden into a mere “spiritual ghost” whose thoughts and methods inspire some young local terrorists here and there without any actual direct contact with him. Simply put, the US offer states that Obama, who took it upon himself to remove external traces of 9/11 through the pullout from Iraq and the closing of the Guantanamo and secret detention camps, also wishes to pullout from Afghanistan and its futile war and draining costs. Also, he wouldn't mind leaving its ramifications to its people, and wouldn't even object to the return of Taliban at the head of this country that is impossible to rule. However, he will not do that unless he guarantees the approval of the Pashtu movement to abandon Al Qaeda, whereby the return of Taliban to power does not constitute a renewed danger on the US or European national security. This is despite the fact that it might represent a regional threat, especially to Pakistan and Iran and some of the former Soviet Union countries. Hence, this explains why Tehran included the negotiation on the Afghan situation among the suggestions submitted to the West for resolving the “international crises”. Because of the continued opposition of Taliban, violation operations against it continue, and there is still talk about increasing the NATO forces and the possibility of them remaining there for dozens of years to come according to British declarations. The Taliban leaders are still assassinated through rocket strikes from pilotless planes that do not cost much and that threaten the movement's safe havens in Waziristan – with the support of the Pakistani army, which continues to encircle it. This is something that will not stop unless Taliban yields or the US and NATO forces cry out in pain during the coming winter, which is expected to be harsh on both sides. Meanwhile, the Americans are multiplying their “flattery” initiatives towards the movement and are promising to shower money and weapons on the detainees who wish to put an end to the occupation nightmare and retrieve their role. They did not hesitate to say the regime in Kabul is corrupt and to accuse President Karzai of nepotism and transferring the development and construction projects to his family and relatives. They did not falter before acknowledging the falsifications that took place in the presidential elections, whose results have not yet been determined. According to facts, Al Qaeda does not practically represent the tempting partner anymore, and its ability to mobilize terrorists has considerably regressed because of the difficulty of movement and communications. Moreover, the intelligence services have managed to foil many of its operations, such as the conspiracy to blow up planes in Britain (2006) and the plan to blow up the Barcelona subway system (2008), in which it the Pakistani turned out to be involved. The Americans also succeeded in liquidating a non-negligible number of its leaders, and it was even said their actions targeted half the members of the State Council. However, there is concern that some might attempt to “inherit” the movement and use some of its men, whether in improving the negotiation conditions with the West or annoying the neighbors. In fact, the confessions of the repented Saudi terrorist who joined Al Qaeda point in this direction.
