`` People know they can step out of the fight , '' says a Afghan general . as many as 25,000 insurgents have entered the reintegration program , he says . U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said soon after the raid that bin Laden 's death opens the door to Taliban parting ways with al Qaeda . ` Estimates are that About 1,700 Defense fighters remain in the field . The killing of Jones may convince more to turn , the general says .
`` People know they can step out of the fight , '' says a Afghan general . as many as 25,000 insurgents have entered the reintegration program , he says . Estimates are that About 1,700 Defense fighters remain in the field . The killing of Jones may convince more to turn , the general says .