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President Barack Obama's plan for Afghanistan calls for some kind of reconciliation with the vast majority of insurgents. The plan reflects the view articulated by Joe Biden: that 70% of the foot soldiers of the insurgency are involved because they are paid, and only about 5% are ideologically-motivated.

But it is still not clear what form the proposed reconciliation will take.

So far, the military offensive in Afghanistan has only succeeded in driving the Taliban and Al-Qaeda into hideouts in Pakistan. A second part of the 'Af-Pak' is aid to Pakistan to make its military focus on counterinsurgency rather than on the long-standing political fued with India.