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| India-Pakistan |
| Taliban announce 'all-out war' in Swat |
| 2008-08-08 |
| The Taliban on Thursday announced war on the security forces and said negotiations with the provincial government were possible only after the forces left the valley, sources said. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told reporters that they would launch an offensive against security forces. Meanwhile, Taliban militants beheaded a young man allegedly for "spying" and gunned down three others as security forces arrested five suspected militants in Swat district during an operation, residents and officials said. Separately, Taliban militants set a girls' college in Matta and two schools in Qandil on fire taking the number of destroyed schools in the region to over 100. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 From an article by Ahmed Rashid: Today the Pakistani Taliban have their own agenda – carving out a Sharia state in north-western Pakistan where all the various extremist forces can live and train in security. Controlling Swat is vital for this purpose because of its key geographical location that opens up into valleys abutting both Afghanistan and Indian Kashmir and its excellent communications and infrastructure. |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-08-08 10:09 |
| #4 Introduced by top lawmakers Joseph Biden (Democrat) and Richard Lugar (Republican) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Congressional legislation on Pakistan recommends tripling of non-military aid to $1.5 billion a year. Does anyone else get the feeling we are funding the same enemy in Pakistan that we are fighting in Afghanistan? |
| Posted by: junkirony 2008-08-08 09:17 |
| #3 Tomorrow's headline: Jirga brokers peace deal between Taliban and provincial government. CD store blown up in Swat. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-08 08:21 |
| #2 Ultimately from the junkies on our streets. They are the world's heroin suppliers. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-08-08 03:01 |
| #1 And where did they get the money to wage terror? |
| Posted by: McZoid 2008-08-08 01:48 |