It’s hopeless
Yet another reason Canada should pull out of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a totally ineffectual and weak puppet government that, despite five years of massive military aid, is still confined to Kabul and immediate outlaying areas. The Taliban are quickly retaking Afghanistan and the warlords are assisting in this. Modern miltary machines can not win a guerilla war and Afghhanistan (as well as Iraq) are definitely guerilla wars. Support our troops, bring them home alive.
KARACHI - Osama bin Laden is on the move, and Tuesday’sterror attack on the US Embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, could be a tangible result of this.
Exclusive information obtained by Asia Times Online shows that the al-Qaeda leader recently traveled from the South Waziristan tribal area in Pakistan to somewhere in the eastern Afghan provinces of Kunar and Nooristan, or possibly Bajour, a s mall tribal agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Area of Pakistan in North-West Frontier Province.
According to a witness, bin Laden traveled in a double-cabin truck with a few armed guards - not in a convoy. Apparently, this is how he now prefers to move around.
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In addition to bin Laden’s improved health, al-Qaeda has in the past few months gained some breathing room to regroup and solidify its logistics as a result of the situation in the semi-autonomous North and South Waziristan tribal areas.
This area has long been home to al-Qaeda elements, but until recently they had been under intense pressure from Pakistan’s security forces. However, as the tribals gained more strength - some Taliban-affiliated districts have even been declared independent of Islamabad - the authorities realized they were fighting a losing battle.
This culminated last week in security officials and the “Pakistani Taliban” agreeing to a temporary ceasefire. Previously choked channels between the Waziristans and other parts of Pakistan were now fully opened, allowing al-Qaeda to start moving money again. (read the full article)
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