At least see if they can do a mission on their own. Once.
Were they planning to stay there forever. How retarded is this stuff.
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Totally wrong.
We've never had proper control over the Warlords. Never. Disarming them is impossible.
The attacks on a French patrol that freaked out the Parisians was cased by the Italians neglecting to tell the French they were bribing the Warlord who controlled the region. They weren't even attacked by the Taliban, just the Warlord's militias.
There are regions that are not controlled by Warlords, but for the most part, Warlords work with whomever they chose.
You use incorrect definition of walord in the Afghan context.
Right now there are no regions controlled by warlords. Panjshir might be controlled by a warlord's son (Massoud Jr), for now because I don't know how they can hold out there all alone and against the now best armed army in the region.
I don't know that the situation is that clear on the ground, because I doubt we have a true understanding of what's going on. I'd bet that most of the Warlords have probably just allied themselves with the Taliban's likely regime. They are not truly under the control of the Taliban, they are just deciding to co-operate for now.
The warlords: all of them fled the country (not sure about Hekmatyar). But son of Massoud is in Panjshir Valley and "organizing the resistance" (??).