This is the right time for the Obama administration to change its strategy and attack Taliban leaders settled in Pakistan, said retired Army General Jack Keane according to The Washington Times (WT) report.

Adviser to the US commanders in Afghanistan, Keane said that the US should use drones and other tactics employed to kill al Qaeda operatives over the past 10 years, to strike against the Taliban.

“We kill them. We use drones to kill them, just like we did al Qaeda,” Keane was quoted by the WT.

According to the report, Keane stated that America’s main enemy was Taliban leaders but “ironically” they continue to operate from Pakistan without any problem.

“If we don’t start targeting the Taliban leadership now … the risk is much too high in terms of our ability to sustain the successes that we’ve had. We cannot let that Afghan Taliban leadership that lives in Pakistan continue to preside over this war and recruit and provide resources,” Keane said.