ANNOUNCER: Victor Wang from Wilmington, North Carolina asks: How many countries besides Pakistan recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan?</s>RETIRED MAJOR GENERAL DON SHEPPERD, CNN MILITARY ANALYST: Pakistan is the only country right now that recognizes the Taliban. And, quite frankly, it's important that they continue to recognize them so that we can talk to them. The Taliban is cut off. They are cut off from commerce. Their money is being cut off. Every bullet they fire has to be replaced while we're attacking their supply lines. This is not a question of if the Taliban is going to fall, it's when they're going to fall. But that relationship of being able to talk to the Taliban through Pakistan is very important. And they are the only ones that do so now. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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