NOT MANY LEFT

There may be as few as 100 Al Qaeda left in Afghanistan and that indicates to me that we should try to make some deals with the warlords and among some of the Taliban to strike a deal: we'll leave if you don't offer a safe haven to Al Qaeda.

Taliban Surpasses Al Qaeda in Afghanistan
Washington Post: Shifting Power Dynamic Could Influence Where U.S. Focuses Firepower
KABUL, Nov. 11, 2009
This story was written by Joshua Partlow.

Although the war in Afghanistan began as a response to al-Qaeda terrorism, there are perhaps fewer than 100 members of the group left in the country, according to a senior U.S. military intelligence official in Kabul who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The official estimated that there are 300 al-Qaeda members in the tribal areas of Pakistan, where the group is based, compared with tens of thousands of Taliban insurgents on either side of the border.