There are days when I cannot express to all of you the frustration of blogging about the counter-jihad, about the War on Terror and most certainly, the situation in Pakistan. Just YESTERDAY, I blogged about the huge progress that the lashkars in Kurram agency had made in decimating the Taliban in the past week, and today, less than 24 hours later, I get to blog about the fact that one of those main lashkars has sat down with the animals of the Taliban and signed a peace deal. Good fucking grief.
From the article at The Long War Journal:
Now, it seems pretty obvious to me that these tribal leaders were after one thing and that was the release of those 22 hostages - hell, that was probably the main reason that they went after the Taliban with such a fervor to begin with...to get those captured villagers back, but how many times do these tribes in Pakistan or the government of Pakistan have to learn the hard lesson that the Taliban NEVER live up to their agreements?!! Never.
So, I'll lay it out for you, what is going to happen here within the next two weeks. The same Taliban that sat down and signed this peace agreement will conduct several raids on these villagers and what they will do is assassinate all of the leaders of that lashkar - they are dead men walking at this point. Once that is accomplished, it will business as usual for the Taliban and they will retake hostages, they will continue to kill and control and these villagers will try once again to rise up. They had the Taliban where they wanted them and they let them off the hook. And they will pay for it. Just wait and see.
From the article at The Long War Journal:
A tribal militia and the Taliban in the remote Pakistani tribal agency of Kurram have ended the fighting after the two groups signed a peace accord.
The Masozai National Lashkar, or tribal militia, struck a deal with the Taliban after 10 days of fighting that resulted in at least 51 Taliban fighters and five militiamen killed, according to reports from the region.
The Taliban, commanded by Maulvi Noor Jamal, agreed to hand over 22 hostages while the lashkar agreed to support the Taliban's goal in imposing sharia, or Islamic law, nationwide, Geo News reported.
The Masozai lashkar and the Taliban last fought on March 18. The battle resulted in the deaths of 14 Taliban fighters and three lashkar members. The lashkar also claimed to have killed 21 Taliban fighters after an attack on a peace committee on March 17. [For more information on the recent fighting in Kurram and the Taliban operating there, see LWJ report, "Tribal militia battles the Taliban in Pakistan's Kurram agency"]
Now, it seems pretty obvious to me that these tribal leaders were after one thing and that was the release of those 22 hostages - hell, that was probably the main reason that they went after the Taliban with such a fervor to begin with...to get those captured villagers back, but how many times do these tribes in Pakistan or the government of Pakistan have to learn the hard lesson that the Taliban NEVER live up to their agreements?!! Never.
So, I'll lay it out for you, what is going to happen here within the next two weeks. The same Taliban that sat down and signed this peace agreement will conduct several raids on these villagers and what they will do is assassinate all of the leaders of that lashkar - they are dead men walking at this point. Once that is accomplished, it will business as usual for the Taliban and they will retake hostages, they will continue to kill and control and these villagers will try once again to rise up. They had the Taliban where they wanted them and they let them off the hook. And they will pay for it. Just wait and see.
Kurram lashkar cuts deal with the Taliban
A tribal militia and the Taliban in the remote Pakistani tribal agency of Kurram have ended the fighting after the two groups signed a peace accord.
The Masozai National Lashkar, or tribal militia, struck a deal with the Taliban after 10 days of fighting that resulted in at least 51 Taliban fighters and five militiamen killed, according to reports from the region.
The Taliban, commanded by Maulvi Noor Jamal, agreed to hand over 22 hostages while the lashkar agreed to support the Taliban's goal in imposing sharia, or Islamic law, nationwide, Geo News reported.
The Masozai lashkar and the Taliban last fought on March 18. The battle resulted in the deaths of 14 Taliban fighters and three lashkar members. The lashkar also claimed to have killed 21 Taliban fighters after an attack on a peace committee on March 17. [For more information on the recent fighting in Kurram and the Taliban operating there, see LWJ report, "Tribal militia battles the Taliban in Pakistan's Kurram agency"]
In the neighboring tribal agency of Arakzai, the military claimed to have killed 23 Taliban fighters during a series of air and ground strikes over the past two days. The military claimed it killed 13 Taliban fighters during airstrikes on March 19, while another 10 were killed yesterday.
The military said it had gained control of the Kasha region after a two-month-long fight, and established 18 security checkpoints in the region. In the past, the military has made similar claims in other areas of Arakzai but the Taliban remained in control of the regions.
Kurram and Arakzai have become important bases for the Taliban over the past year. Large elements of the Taliban in the Mehsud regions of South Waziristan have relocated to Kurram and Arakzai, as well as to nearby Hangu and North Waziristan, after the Pakistani Army launched an operation in October 2009 [see LWJ report, "Pakistani military hits Taliban in Arakzai"].
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