"transitional government"
Sure, the Taliban are going to negotiate... It's a total defeat and the notion that they're a "reformed" movement is the worst kind of wishful thinking. An interview with one of their fighters in Kandahar included the following (I paraphrase): "The jihad will not be over until Islam conquers the whole world". This is a political movement based on Pashtun village religious culture with grandiose ambitions. It will once again attract maniacs from all over the planet. We are not done with Afghanistan.