NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai said on Tuesday that the use of military force was not the solution to problems in Afghanistan, and hoped that the proposed jirgas on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border would help restore peace in the region. How is it that the use of military force by the Talibs isn't a problem, but the use of military force against them is?
“The foreign offices of both countries have been working on the modalities for the jirgas, and Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri will visit Afghanistan tomorrow to discuss arrangements with his Afghan counterpart,” said Orakzai at press conference at the Peshawar Cantt Railways Station, after the inauguration of the Peshawar Express that will run between Peshawar and Rawalpindi. “A chance should be given for negotiations because peace cannot be restored by the use of military force in the troubled region,” he said. Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, who attended the inauguration, said that Pashtuns could not be defeated by force, and “their hearts can only be won by love and jirgas”.
Sure the Pashtuns can be defeated by force. The way to do it would be to select one subtribe of Pashtuns and demand their surrender. If they didn't, then they would be wiped out. Move on to the next subtribe and repeat. If necessary, repeat a third time, but it probably won'e be necessary.