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Afghanistan
Taliban paid £100 a month to stop fighting
2011-11-27
Members of the Taliban who give up their fight are being paid £100 a month and will be allowed to keep their guns in a new initiative to end the insurgency. The "reintegration" programme, which has the full support of Nato, is intended to keep them from attacking troops from the International Stabilisation and Assistance Force (ISAF).

Those who have attacked and killed British forces are also effectively given an amnesty, which means they will never be put on trial. The amnesty extends to all Taliban fighters, including those who have taken part in atrocities, such as murdering children, beheadings and hanging women.
Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418

#6  Wouldn't the bullets that would be used to shoot them be cheaper?
Sure, but you would need enough boots on the ground to pull the triggers, and NATO just doesn't have a sufficient supply. Jerry Pournelle calls this affair an attempt to create an Empire on the cheap. He never liked the attempted remaking of Afghanistan in the first place.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2011-11-27 17:42  

#5  Wouldn't the bullets that would be used to shoot them be cheaper?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2011-11-27 15:06  

#4  There is no honor there. Those savages will take money from both sides.
Posted by: Sneamp Splat8837   2011-11-27 13:48  

#3  D A N E G E L D
Posted by: M. Murcek   2011-11-27 07:58  

#2  In other words the Talibunnies are being given paid vacations to rest and recoup. Paid for by NATO (Us).

Does anyone else see anything wrong with this?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-11-27 06:46  

#1  Humph. Maybe I should join the Taliban.
Posted by: gorb   2011-11-27 04:16  

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