ɪt nˈoʊɾᵻd ðæt wɛn mˈoːɹ sˈiːnjɚ tˈælɪbən lˈiːdɚz nˈoʊɾᵻd hˌaʊ ɪfˈɛktɪv ɐn əpˈoʊnənt hiː wʌz ðeɪ ɹˈiːtʃt ˈaʊt tə ɡˈælɪb ænd ˈɔfɚd tə kˈɪl ðə mˈoːɹ dʒˈuːnjɚ tˈælɪbən lˈiːdɚz hˌuː wɜː ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ˈɔːɹdɚ ðɪ ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv hɪz fˈæmɪli mˈɛmbɚz, ɪf ˈoʊnli hiː wʊd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚ fɹʌm fˈaɪɾɪŋ ðˌɛm—ɐn ˈɔfɚ ɡˈælɪb dᵻklˈaɪnd.
It noted that when more senior Taliban leaders noted how effective an opponent he was they reached out to Ghalib and offered to kill the more junior Taliban leaders who were responsible for order the execution of his family members, if only he would retire from fighting them—an offer Ghalib declined.