where it could take over a lot of territory and now it is in a position where it has essentially taken over pow inner all but em power in all but name. i m not sure that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whetherfrom that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whether from the, that any political stake holder in afghanistan, whetherfrom the, what had been the government in kabul, other political stake holders, will be in a position to lobby for a role in the next government. i think it is critical this not be a government thatis is critical this not be a government that is completely controlled by the taliban, it needs to be a power sharing arrangement, that was the intention. but the taliban has the upper hand. the government has collapsed. the military lost the will to fight. and i think if there is going to be little standing in the way of taliban being able to dictate any settlement. we are looking at a situation where the taliban will be controlling the lion s share