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Afghan war not winnable due to Pak policy

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WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The war on terrorism in Afghanistan, a former American general told lawmakers on Tuesday.

“The war is not winnable under the current policy. We cannot win, and that's the reality of it. We've got sanctuaries in Pakistan,” said the former vice-chief of the army, General (R) John M Keane.

Currently chairman of the Institute for the Study of War, he told members of the Senate that no insurgences had ever been defeated with sanctuaries outside the conflict area.

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