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Afghanistan
Targeting Taliban leaders by US to kill chances for peace: Pak officials
2017-10-31
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Islamabad has expressed concerns and oppositions to the US strategy to kill the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
leaders as part of Washington’s new strategy t root out terrorism from the region.

Pak officials have said the government leaders in Islamabad have conveyed their concerns in this regard to the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during visit to the country, insisting such an option would kill the changes for peace.

"We insisted that it will be unrealistic to crush the Taliban leaders. How is it possible to kill them and expect them to come to the table at the same time," a Pak official said Daily Times.

However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package...
in contrast to Pak officials opposition, the Afghan defense officials welcomed the decision of Washington to target the Taliban leaders.

A front man for the Ministry of Defense Gen. Dawlat Waziri said Monday that the Afghan cops will also increase operations against the Talibs.

Gen. Waziri further added that the Afghan cops are currently conducting scores of operations, including Arclight airstrikes, special operations and night raids on Lions of Islam hideouts

This comes as reports emerged earlier suggesting that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is sending small teams of highly experienced officers and contractors to hunt and kill Talibs across the country.

Posted by:Fred

#1  Might convince the ones that haven't been killed yet to come to the table.

Who really cares if they do? You can't trust a thing any of you say. Maybe we should hit the real Taliban leaders, like say their ISI handlers.
Posted by: Chris   2017-10-31 10:48  

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