Echoing the RAND report, General Dan McNeill, who just relinquished his post as NATO commander in Afghanistan, says such deals only feed cross-border attacks, not curtail them.

• 刚刚卸任的北约部队驻阿富汗部队前指挥官麦克尼尔将军赞同兰德公司研究报告的看法，他说，这种和平协议只会助长越境袭击，不会起制约作用。