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For the sake of the Lad who as always appears to be a little slow on the uptake.
Before I begin, hands up anyone else who cannot comprehend?
3/ To disappear amongst the general populace.
This third option may be their best bet, so it is up to us to show caution and class them all the same, until they can prove otherwise.
Here goes are you concentrating?
If the Taliban take the third option, they would be indistinguishable from the members of the general populace.
I will explain further, (take note) they would be wearing similar garb, that would be the general idea.
Now this is the tricky bit, if they looked the same and acted the same, then we would have to treat them the same.
Now here is the get out clause, until we found them to be just innocent villagers, these could be free to get on with their business of attending their flocks or whatever they do.
But if they were found to be Taliban members then they get their the just desserts that they deserve.
Wow it is hard work trying to get through to some.