ðə pˈiːs kˈaʊnsəl bᵻlˈiːvd ðeɪ hæd sᵻkjˈʊɹd əʃˈʊɹɹənsᵻz ðæt kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən fˈoːɹsᵻz wʊd stˈɑːp bˈɑːðɚɹɪŋ sˈæbɑːɹ lˈæl mˈɛlmə, ænd ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːvd hɪz kˈɪlɪŋ wʊd fɹˈaɪʔn̩ ˈʌðɚ tˈælɪbən fˈaɪɾɚz fɹʌm dᵻfˈɛktɪŋ.
The Peace Council believed they had secured assurances that coalition forces would stop bothering Sabar Lal Melma, and they believed his killing would frighten other Taliban fighters from defecting.