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| Background on Afganistan - Pakistan |
| 2008-09-17 |
| Interesting bit from Strategy Page about Pakistan's relation to what's going on in Afganistan. Pakistan considers Afghanistan a potential problem that has to be neutralized. Westerners must keep in mind that "Afghanistan" (as a region) is where several waves of invaders have poured into South Asia and upset many apple carts. The tribal areas on the Pakistani side of the border are part of this historical "Afghanistan". Most of the 40 million Pushtun tribal peoples live on the Pakistani side of the border. Pakistani government officials are always coming up with new schemes to keep the tribes busy with each other, and not planning mischief against the lowlanders (the majority of Pakistan's population). The Taliban was one of these schemes, which got out of control. Same with Islamic radicalism in general. Thanks, Paks |
| Posted by:Spot |