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2004-04-28 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-04-28 2:24:55 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 from which even the colonial administration had walked away, accepting the reality that it was impossible to either subjugate, quell or even pacify the untamed region.

I don't know..I didn't put a whole lot of time into this, but I don't think this conclusion matches the rest of the article. From what I read, they've been manipulating these people to do their bidding for quite sometime.

and I really liked this line:
And though Pathan tribes and sub-clans are forever in conflict with one another, they invariably unite when faced with a larger threat like the one posed at present by Musharrafâs forces

yeah..ok..but they invariably divide again just as easily.

Posted by B 2004-04-28 8:49:32 PM|| 2004-04-28 8:49:32 PM|| Front Page Top

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