New York ( CNN ) -- Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan will be unable to withstand mounting U.S. pressure and their only option will be to break with al Qaeda and join a peaceful dialogue on the country 's future , U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday . `` They can not wait us out . They can not defeat us . And they can not escape this choice , '' Clinton said in a major address on U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan . In her remarks to the Asia Society , Clinton reaffirmed President Barack Obama 's pledge to begin withdrawing troops this July , based on conditions on the ground , and said all troops will be out of the country by the end of 2014 . Clinton said the United States and its NATO allies in Afghanistan are simultaneously pursuing `` three surges '' aimed at ending the nearly decade-old conflict . The military offensive will be supported by civilian efforts to bolster Afghanistan 's government and an `` intensified diplomatic push , '' she said . `` As the military surge weakens the insurgents and pressures them to consider alternatives to armed resistance , the civilian surge creates economic and social incentives for participating in peaceful society , '' Clinton said . Also being launched , she said , is a `` diplomatic surge to move this conflict toward a political outcome that shatters the alliance between the Taliban and al Qaeda , ends the insurgency and helps produce a stable Afghanistan and a peaceful region . '' `` That would leave al Qaeda alone and on the run , '' she said . Although the reconciliation process must be Afghan-led , Clinton said , it will draw in other countries in the region and the international community . Such efforts could build upon President Karzai 's plans for reconciliation , including the Peace Jirga in June and the High Peace Council which is holding meetings throughout the country . The process , she said , must be accepted by `` all of Afghanistan 's major ethnic and political blocs '' and must include women . She said that in order to join reconciliation efforts , the Taliban must renounce violence , abandon their alliance with al-Qaeda , and abide by the constitution of Afghanistan . `` If former militants are willing to meet these red lines , they would then be able to participate in the political life of the country under the constitution , '' she said . She acknowledged that the success of reconciliation efforts depends on the participation of Pakistan , which she said plays a `` pivotal role . '' While Clinton said Pakistan will have to be part of the process and its concerns must be taken into account by the Afghan government , she also said Pakistan must respect Afghan sovereignty and take steps to prevent the Afghan Taliban from conducting the insurgency from Pakistani territory . Warning that Pakistan is at risk of major instability that would hamper the war effort in Afghanistan , she urged the Pakistani government to implement broad reforms and stop fomenting anti-American sentiment . Clinton announced that retired veteran diplomat Marc Grossman , a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey who served in Pakistan early in his career , will be the new special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan , replacing Richard Holbrooke , who died in December . As Republicans in Congress propose sharp budget cuts , Clinton warned it is critical to maintain funding for Afghanistan 's civilian reconstruction . `` Retreating from the civilian side of the mission -- as some funding proposals currently before Congress would do -- would be a grave mistake , '' she said .
Mounting pressure is putting the Taliban in a bind , Clinton says . An `` intensified diplomatic push '' will join the military and civilian surges , she says . The U.S. has to be prepared for all contingencies, including an attack on Pakistan's nuclear facilities or its allies like India, which have been harboring Al Qaeda leaders since 9/11.