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Afghanistan
Afghan Strongman Shelters Former Taliban Insurgents
2017-04-30
[AnNahar] An Afghan strongman is giving sanctuary to Taliban
...the Pashtun equiovalent of men...
fighters and their families who had sought haven across the border in Pakistain, building on a radical strategy to reduce Islamabad's perceived influence on the insurgency.

Kandahar's powerful police chief Abdul Raziq last December called for a "safe zone" for Talibs, a contentious plan centred on Afghanistan's long-standing accusation that the insurgency is fuelled by Pakistain's support in cross-border sanctuaries.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  the government's goal "is to bring the Taliban from Pakistain to Afghanistan".

Because we have a spare MOAB.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-04-30 11:33  

#1  Nuke. With Prejudice.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2017-04-30 09:44  

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