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...fear in the valley; reporters say they are fearful of speaking out as well, afraid that they will be targeted by Taliban angry over the leak of the video. One journalist, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said, "We are the prime suspects." (Check out a story about Talibanistan...
...seems to be happening today. In February, the Taliban organizations in Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to put aside their differences, and combine forces to fight NATO in Afghanistan. What incited the alliance was the Obama Administration's plans to send an additional 17,000 troops. (Read "The Truth About Talibanistan...
...Anyone who thinks that the President's most important job is giving inspirational speeches - the main talent shown by both of these icons and by both of Kristol's presumptive successors - is a damned fool. David P. Vernon, TUCSON, ARIZONA, U.S. Tense Times at the Border The article on Talibanistan highlighted the grim realities faced by the people in the borderlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan [April 2]. Every possible effort should be made to pacify negative elements there. This requires coordinated efforts by locals, the Afghan and Pakistani governments and coalition forces. Even so, it is mind boggling that...
...Tense Times at the Border The article on Talibanistan highlighted the grim realities faced by the people in the borderlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan [April 2]. Every possible effort should be made to pacify negative elements there. This requires coordinated efforts by locals, the Afghan and Pakistani governments and coalition forces. Even so, it is mind-boggling that so much blame is heaped on Pakistan. How is it possible that the coalition forces right across the border are not able to stop negative elements from crossing into Afghanistan? Is there any responsible force in control on the Afghan side? Muhammad...
Working the Borderlands I read Aryn Baker's article on Talibanistan [April 2] with interest, since I spent time working in the borderlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan in the early 1980s and '90s. It isn't in the least odd that a Waziri elder in Pakistan should look to Afghan President Hamid Karzai as his leader. When I first went to Peshawar, I discovered that Pashtuns had contempt for Punjabis, that they speak a different language and have very different customs. Lieut. General Hamid Gul may be a former director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, but old soldiers...