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2012-02-02 Afghanistan

Taliban deny plan for Saudi talks with Afghan govt

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Posted by Fred 2012-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 NATO's new Report itself claimc that the Taliban, as a class, believe their victory is inevitable.

IOW, in their minds they lose nothing either by peace talks, where shares of Govt. power + authority is wilfully conceded to them; or continued violent insurgency as the US-NATO are sticking to their planned pullout date of 2014 [SecDef PANETTA = US may end formal Afghancombat operations in 2013].

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* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > KABUL SURPISED BY US PLAN TO END AFGAHN ROLE [COMBAT OPERATIONS] EARLY.

They don't like it, they don't like it all, as ITO it disrupts + throws out the entire transition plan, espec as per US-NATO led training of Afghan Military-Security forces.

* CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > PAKISTAN [is] RIGHT TO HEDGE BETS AS REPORTS SAY TALIBAN TO RETAKE AFGHANISTAN.

Islamabad covertly fears Year 2014 scheduled US-NATO pullout + being stuck wid an AFPAK every bit as chaotic, or worse, than ever.

* PAKISTAN DEFENCE FORUM > US MOVES TOWARD AFGHAN [SPECOPS-led counter/anti-]GUERILLA WAR, as US-NATO regular or heavy forces prepare for 2014 pullout.

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