The Taliban get their first wish »
Posted By tehranchik 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Political NewsA key factor in the Taliban's revival after being driven from power by US-led forces in 2001 was that from 2004 they established a strong network in Pakistan that was coordinated by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri.
A focal point of this was the radical Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad, which was stormed in July 2007 by Pakistani security forces to clear it of militants. The network extended into the Swat Valley, streamed into Bajaur Agency and Mohmand Agency from where militants fed the Afghan insurgency in Kunar and Nooristan provinces.
Other flows of militants into South Waziristan and North Waziristan, Kurram Agency and Khyber Agency respectively fed the Afghan insurgency in the provinces of Paktia, Paktika, Khost and Nangarhar provinces.
By this time, Western intelligence had realized that these developments in Pakistan were a major factor behind the "fireworks" in Afghanistan, and Islamabad was told as much. The Pakistanis were also warned that the militants could also launch a revolution in Pakistan. This was a major turning point in the "war on terror" in the South Asian theater.
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fiftynine8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Whatever your opinion of Joe Biden,remember he is the one that repeatedly said that Pakistan was the biggest threat to world peace.He was saying this as bush ignored that threat and poured our national treasury and a hundred thousand plus of our troops into Iraq.
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icono18 months, 3 weeks ago
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Excellent article.
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In a brief article the author strongly outlines the 'struggle within a struggle' situation that is going on in Pakistan.
This is one fight that America cannot afford to lose but through cultural ignorance, hubris, and arrogance will lose.
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