Taleban by Patki ?

Pakistan 'the architect'

The circumstances of the Taleban's emergence remained the centre of controversial debate.

Despite repeated denials, Pakistan is seen as the architect of the Taleban enterprise.

Wreckage from a recent attack in Kandahar blamed on the Taleban

Suspicions arose early on when the Taleban went to the rescue of a Pakistani convoy stranded in Kandahar following attacks and looting by rival mujahideen groups.

Many of the Afghans who joined the Taleban were educated in madrassas (religious schools) in Pakistan.

Pakistan was also one of only three countries, along with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which recognised the Taleban regime.

It was also the last country to break diplomatic ties with the Taleban.

The US put Pakistan under pressure to do so after the 11 September, 2001, attacks in New York and Washington.

Pashtun sympathies

The Taleban were overwhelmingly Pashtun, the ethnic group that forms the majority of Afghanistan's diverse population and also inhabits the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Balochistan in neighbouring Pakistan.

Even now, the resurgent Taleban draw considerable sympathy from fellow Pashtuns in Pakistan.

Some of their fugitive leaders are able to find refuge across the long and porous border in NWFP and Balochistan.

Once in power, the Taleban set up an authoritarian administration that tolerated no opposition to their hardline policies.

Differences on strategy and Mullah Omar's authoritarian style have prompted some Taleban to quit the movement or become inactive

Islamic punishments, such as public executions of convicted murderers and amputations of those charged with thefts, were introduced.

Television, music and cinema were banned after being adjudged as frivolities.

Girls aged 10 and above were forbidden from going to school - working women were ordered to stay at home.

Men were required to grow beards and women had to wear the burqa.

The Taleban's religious police earned notoriety as they tried to implement these restrictions.

Taleban policies, particularly those concerning human and women's rights, also brought them into conflict with the international community.

Bin Laden and al-Qaeda

But what was to bring much greater conflict was the Taleban's role as host to Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda movement.

MORE: source BBC

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So USA is paying a billion a year to Patki to help fight the terrorist...

Defeat of the terrorists means good bye a Billion Dollars.

And Patki won't go after al Qaeda, Talbi in some parts of Pakistan, and won't allow USA to go there either.

Am I seeing a light?

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Remember the first article above?

Read this..

NATO Forces Begin New Operation in Afghanistan Agencies

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, 20 September 2007 — British-led forces launched a major operation in southern Afghanistan yesterday, aiming to clear Taleban insurgents from a valley in Helmand — the most violent province in the country. Some 2,500 troops from the NATO-led force began the operation yesterday morning with infantry backed by Warrior armored vehicles, guided rocket systems, attack helicopters and fighter jets, a spokesman for the British forces in Helmand said... “The purpose of the operation is to continue to remove the Taleban from the area north of Gereshk, to set the conditions whereby the people who live there can start to enjoy security and the government ... can begin to apply governance and development,” Lt. Col. Richard Eaton said.

Algeria: Militants and Repentance and US $100 billion dollars.

By Younis Suleimani

London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Talk of security has made a striking return to the Algerian arena, highlighting fears of the advent of terrorism  something the country is unaccustomed to. This raises questions regarding the efficacy of the reconciliation policy, which is firmly adopted by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in counteracting new threats such as these.

After consulting the opinions and views of security officials and experts who are studying this issue, Asharq Al-Awsat found that militant activities are following a new course that is impacted by climates other than the local one, and that the number of militants refusing to repent is approximately 300.

( and USA is spending $100 million dollars for what? )

However, this figure is subject to increase by virtue of new recruitment factors that have emerged in Algeria over the past few years. Meanwhile, the number of those who have renounced their former ways is 8,000 since 1999 [Islamist militants who surrender are granted a presidential pardon under President Bouteflika’s policy].

Many agree that the recent escalation is primarily linked to the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) joining forces with the al Qaeda organization, which is notoriously led by Bin Laden, at the beginning of this year.

Suleiman Shenin, the director of ‘al Raed’ research center (based in Algeria) told Asharq Al-Awsat that the fact that Algerian militants were resorting to suicide bombing operations denotes “the unmistakable mark and signs of being affiliated to al Qaeda and a pledge of loyalty [to the organization].” He added that the GSPC wanted to use these new operations to demonstrate that “it had unequivocally become affiliated to al Qaeda.” .........

.......According to experts interviewed by Asharq Al-Awsat, confronted by these new security threats, the national reconciliation efforts remain rational and persuasive. There is a necessity to introduce amendments to the policy that can expand upon the economic, development and ideological levels. President Bouteflika has displayed signs that he is strongly adhering to this approach, “I will not for a single moment renounce the political project built on national reconciliation and security for all Algerians,” he said in a televised appearance immediately after the attacks that had intended to target his convoy. These efforts towards reconciliation coincide with an openness in the state, whilst development plans have been allocated approximately US $100 billion dollars.

( SOMEBODY TELL ME I read that wrong? )

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