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India-Pakistan
Taliban seek return to peace deal in Pakistan
2009-05-26
C'mon, boys. What happened to that "last drop of blood" shit? What would Mo say?
Mo say, "we're getting our asses handed to us? Time for a hudna!"
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban -- under pressure in fighting with the military -- said Tuesday it wants to return to a peace deal that recently collapsed. That collapse sparked the ongoing massive military operation, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday.

Taliban militants in Swat Valley have announced that they are willing to disarm if the Pakistani government allows sharia, or Islamic law, to be implemented in the region, a spokesman for Taliban mediator Sufi Mohammed said.
...and if ya can't trust Sufi, who can you trust?
The government rejected the offer, saying the Taliban must pull out of Swat or face arrest, state information minister Syed Sumsam Ali Shah Bukhari said Tuesday. According to Bukhari, the offer shows that the Taliban's morale is down and they are retreating.

The lastest round of fighting has killed an estimated 1,100 Taliban militants and 75 Pakistani security personnel, Pakistan's military said Tuesday. Another 226 Pakistani security personnel have been wounded, the military said.

Mohammed negotiated the previous deal between the Taliban and the government, which called for the same arrangement.
So whaddya say, guys? Let's let bygones be bygones, hokay?
That deal fell apart because the Taliban refused to disarm and moved into the Buner district, located outside of the region that the government allowed them to control.

The government has said it will only allow sharia if it does not contradict Pakistan's constitution. There are many interpretations of Islamic law, but the Taliban's version has curbed human rights, forcing women indoors, men to grow beards, and shops to stop selling movies and music.

The military operation against the Taliban in northwest Pakistan has resulted in the exodus of more than 2.4 million civilians since May 2.
Posted by:tu3031

#2  and like I said yesterday the paki gov. will accept and we will do this all again in 3 to 4 months when it's time for another check too come from the US
Posted by: funky skunk   2009-05-26 14:08  

#1  Hudna
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2009-05-26 13:19  

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