Afghani College Students -Slash- Protesters In Kabul Burn Obama Effigies Du
2009-10-26 04:37:00 U.S. Military Officials And U.S. Muslim Military Troops Deny Allegations; Call “Rumor” A “Taliban Hoax” font face=”palatino linotype”>Hey, folks — if any of you were considering attending an institution of higher learning somwhere in Afghanistan, you MIGHT... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Wht Taliban Attacked Islamic University
2009-10-24 10:11:00 Sadly, it's just such a goal that probably made it a "legitimate" target for the Taliban, for whom a healthy public sphere populated by educated citizens willing and able to challenge, potentially democratize, and clean up their government would pose at least as big threat to its position in the country as the army they are now fighting in the country's northwest, read what Mark LeVine - a history professor at University of California, Irvine and currently a visiting professor at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University, Sweden, writes here. I partially agree with what Mark LeVine writes. The able author would have been more convincing only if he not that sarcastic. I wonder why intellectuals like him think with malice, allow me use the word.
By: Light Within
Watch! Pakistan: Making of Suicide Bombers: Rare video of Taliban training
2009-09-22 15:00:00 Watch! Pakistan: Making of Suicide Bombers: Rare video of Taliban training men and kids in Pakistan Posted using ShareThis
Elections in Afghanistan August 20, 2009
2009-08-20 19:48:00 In time for today's New Moon in Leo, voters in Afhanistan have turned out in spite of Taliban violence and threats.Here's a report from abroad from Der Spiegel which we may assume to be Pentagon-filter-free. Or not.
Afghanistan election 2009: As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban says it will disru
2009-08-13 22:59:00 Afghanistan election 2009: As Afghan Vote Nears, Taliban says it will disrupt Afghan elections Posted using ShareThis
Baitullah Mehsud dead:Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud Dead says Ta
2009-08-07 12:34:00 Baitullah Mehsud dead:Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud Dead says Taliban leader Posted using ShareThis
Afghanistan: Taliban issues new code of conduct for its fighters (Video)
2009-07-28 20:28:00 Afghanistan: Taliban issues new code of conduct for its fighters (Video) Posted using ShareThis
Taliban could be reintegrated into Afghanistan government: David Miliband,
2009-07-27 13:21:00 Taliban could be reintegrated into Afghanistan government: David Miliband, UK Foreign Secretary Posted using ShareThis
Raw Combat Video Shows US Apache Gunship Killing Taliban In Afghanistan
2009-06-27 23:31:00 Raw Combat Video Shows US Apache Gunship Killing Taliban In Afghanistan Posted using ShareThis
NYT: Taliban may be acquiring U.S. arms
2009-05-20 20:47:00 NYT: Taliban may be acquiring U.S. arms KABUL - Insurgents in Afghanistan, fighting from some of the poorest and most remote regions on earth, have managed for years to maintain an intensive guerrilla war against materially superior American and Afghan forces. Arms and ordnance collected from dead insurgents hint at one possible reason: Of 30 rifle ...
By: TexasFred's
U.S. Probes Whether Afghan Forces Colluded With Taliban in Deadly Attack
2009-05-15 15:01:00 [From FOX News] U.S. Probes Whether Afghan Forces Colluded With Taliban in Deadly Attack Thursday, May 14, 2009 By Wade Zirkle U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Jim Markert coordinates a POW recovery operation with an Afghan Army Brigade Commander in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Kunar River Valley, Afghanistan — - A pre-dawn attack by the Taliban that killed three American soldiers and six other ...
By: News for Greens
And Who says taliban are backward?
2009-05-08 16:48:00 with no offense. Clickety. Courtesy: JonyBr’s blog
Taliban-Inspired Attacks in Pakistan Hit Christians
2009-04-28 16:26:00 As Taliban control hits pockets of Pakistan and threatens the nation's stability, Christians worry their province could be the next to fall under Islamic law. Christians in Taiser town, near Karachi, noticed on the walls of their church graffiti that read, "Long Live the Taliban" and calls for Christians to either convert to Islam or pay the jizye, a poll tax under sharia (Islamic law) paid by non-Muslims for protection if they decline to convert.
Pakistan: Taliban Threatens Singers And Actors With Death
2009-03-15 11:26:00 Nazia Iqbal, a singer from Peshawar who is known as much for her beauty as her popular melodies, retired this week from singing and joined the Tablighi, a conservative religious preaching group.She was just one of a group of singers to make the enforced transformation.Wagma, another Pashtu-language woman singer, said that she had also received death threats and joined the group of preachers."In the initial stage, I joined the group under threat, but now I have realised that this is a noble way of life and I shall stick to it and shall never return to singing," she said.The death knell for Peshawar's once vibrant cultural life is one more indication that the Taliban has infiltrated the gates of Peshawar, a strategic frontier city close to the border with Afghanistan.Peshawar, the capital of the troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a staging post from where the US is attempting to embark on development projects to counter the "Talibanisation" of the region.But its citizen...
Joe Biden Believes Only 5 Percent Of The Taliban Are Determined Jihadist
2009-03-12 02:54:00 You have got to be kidding me. In response to this the Taliban said there is no such thing as a "moderate" member of the Taliban. See here.?5 percent of the Taliban is incorrigible, not susceptible to anything other than being defeated. Another 25 percent or so are not quite sure, in my view, the intensity of their commitment to the insurgency. And roughly 70 percent are involved because of the money, because of them being ? getting paid.?Robert Spencer does a good job of breaking this down and showing how ridiculous it is.According to the vice president -- and don't ask where he came up with these precise numbers -- only 5% of the Taliban is "incorrigible" (i.e., are determined jihadis); 25% are on the fence, sort of; the other 70% are in it for the money (i.e., they are not serious about this whole Islam, jihad, and sharia jazz, but are "frustrated," "impoverished, "disaffected," etc., and so let's buy them off.)Thus, according to the vice president of the U.S., 70% of the Tal...
Change in US Policy - Negotiations With Taliban Possible
2009-03-08 16:15:00 "Much of the progress in Iraq over the last two years came from deals with insurgent groups who had previously targeted American troops. Now President Obama is suggesting that the military might try to replicate its success there by trying to split the Taliban in Afghanistan. In an interview with The New York Times, Obama says: "There may be some comparable opportunities in Afghanistan and in the Pakistani region," where his generals believe negotiation could yield benefits. As for the economy, Obama declined to predict when it would finally pull out of its current slump but said he would "get all the pillars in place for recovery this year" so that the next economic expansion would run smoothly. Striking a balance between acknowledging the seriousness of the economic crisis and offering hope for the future, Obama called the downturn a "wrenching process" but encouraged Americans not to become too spendthrift out of fear. "I don't think that people should suddenly mistrust all of o...
By: Light Within
Obama: U.S. should reach out to Taliban
2009-03-08 14:17:00 Obama: U.S. should reach out to Taliban WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says he hopes U.S. troops can identify moderate elements of the Taliban and move them toward reconciliation. Asked in an interview with The New York Times if the United States is winning in Afghanistan, Obama said “no,” while adding “our troops are doing ...
By: TexasFred's
Obama Ready To Have Talks With Moderate Parts Of Taliban
2009-03-08 02:48:00 What "moderate" parts? I said it once and I will say it again. Obama is the Chamberlain of our time. Thanks to Gatewaypundit for pointing this out from the New York Times:President Obama declared in an interview that the United States was not winning the war in Afghanistan and opened the door to a reconciliation process in which the American military would reach out to moderate elements of the Taliban, much as it did with Sunni militias in Iraq.
4,000 British Muslims Join The Taliban
2009-03-03 04:17:00 THOUSANDS of British-born Muslims have joined the Taliban in Afghanistan.UK troops say they are facing a mini civil war as more Brits head out to fight for the enemy.Senior officers said British-born Muslims from the West Midlands and Yorkshire have travelled to Helmand province and other parts of southern Afghanistan.Interception of Taliban communications has revealed the sound of jihadists speaking with West Midlands accents.One senior military source said: ?It is the Punjabi and Kashmiri Urdu speakers who fall back into English in, for example, Brummie accents.?You get the impression they have been told not to talk in English but sometimes can?t help it.?Brigadier Ed Butler, the former commander of the British forces in Afghan-istan, said: ?There are British passport holders who live in the UK who are being found in places such as Kandahar.?Robert Emerson, a security analyst, added: ?There is ample evidence British Muslims trained in camps in Pakistan.?What is emerging now is a p...
Pakistani Government Paid Taliban $6M in Order To Buy Peace in SWAT Valley
2009-02-26 12:42:00 Pakistani Government Paid Taliban $6M in Order To Buy Peace in SWAT Valley Posted using ShareThis
Poll: 67% Of Pakistanis Ok With Honor Killings Only 3.6% Believe Taliban Ar
2009-02-25 04:02:00 Thanks to Muslims Against ShariaThe British government has funded research into public opinion in the tribal areas, the poorest area of Pakistan where the average local income is half the national average and average per capita development expenditure under a third of that elsewhere.Locals, who express a strong desire for more jobs, hold mixed views on the cause of local "Talibanisation", blaming it on the Afghan conflict, corrupt and inefficient local government, poverty and illiteracy. Though there is strong support for better female access to health and education, there was profound reluctance among the largely male survey respondents to empower women more generally, with 67% supporting "honour killings". Over 50% of those polled believed Islamic law brought peace to the region and only 3.6% considered the Taliban to be terrorists.Very telling statistics.
Taliban network developing in Karachi
2009-02-19 21:17:00 The banned organisation Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has established a strong network in Karachi, in association with local jihadi outfits and other groups, it has been learnt. This network is involved in major illegal activities and sending funds worth millions of rupees to the militants in Tribal Areas. read more
Pakistan Repudiates Bush Doctrine Recognises Taliban Threat
2009-02-14 06:50:00 Pakistan?s President Asif Zardari has finally confirmed what President Barack Obama argued during the campaign, a truth the republicans claimed was evidence of his weak intellect in regard to foreign policy. Mr. Zardari recognises the Taliban was left to itself during the previous administration and has been able to reconstitute and return with the force of arms that ...
Lets surrender to Taliban and Live in Peace: Pakistan Ex Cabinet Minister a
2009-02-11 14:41:00 Lets surrender to Taliban and Live in Peace: Pakistan Ex Cabinet Minister and Chief of Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) Bizarre Proposal Posted using ShareThis
Taliban in control of Pakistan?s Swat Valley
2009-02-06 16:27:00 Taliban in control of Pakistan’s Swat Valley Posted using ShareThis
Taliban threatens to take over Pakistan (Times of India)
2009-01-30 19:38:00 The Times of India is reporting that the Taliban has threatened to take over Pakistan. A Taliban leader says that the impending attacks and take-over are a response to the country's support of NATO.
Pakistan: Over 60 JuD leaders detained but no Evidence so far
2008-12-19 21:07:00 Pakistan: Over 60 JuD leaders detained but no evidence so far It may not be too hard to believe, but a Pakistan Government still looking for proofs. I have no idea what sort of proofs or evidence they are talking about but yes I am sure about one thing now that Pakistan Government are totally blind ...
Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan presenting picture of A Failed State
2008-12-18 21:50:00 Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan presenting picture of A Failed State Thank God some common sense prevails. Today in an exclusive interview with Pakistan GEO TV channel Ex. Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Nawaz Sharif said the country is presenting a picture of a failed state as the entire system of the country seems to be collapsing. Well ...
Pakistan has rejected Britain?s request to Question Suspects Arrested in co
2008-12-16 23:10:00 Pakistan has rejected Britain?s request to question suspects arrested in connection with last month?s Mumbai attacks. Yesterday TimesOnline.co.uk UK national tabloid reported that Pakistan rejects UK request to question Mumbai terror suspects. In a detailed report newspaper confirmed that Mr.Gordon Brown made the request for interrogation of suspects by UK police with Pakistani Leader?s on Sunday. ...
Zaid Hamid one of the most stupid defense Analyst I have ever heard: Pakist
2008-12-15 20:48:00 Zaid Hamid one of the most stupid defense Analyst I have ever heard: Pakistan Media continue Taunting Hindu and Jews Zionist for Mumbai Attack: Zaid Hamid is STUPID!! So, let me get this straight, Mr.Zaid Haimd so called Defense analyst of Pakistan is saying same thing what he has been saying on all media channels ...
Muhammad Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, among other four Pakistani Militants
2008-12-12 15:37:00 Muhammad Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, among other four Pakistani Militants added to UN terrorism sanctions list WASHINGTON ? A United Nations Security Council committee put three Pakistani leaders of the group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a Saudi operative on a terrorist watch list Wednesday as new evidence surfaced that the group blamed for the Mumbai (formerly Bombay) attacks ...
20 Mumbai Terror Attackers & Plotters Still Missing: Estimates of the numbe
2008-12-10 12:23:00 20 Mumbai Terror Attackers & Plotters Still Missing: Estimates of the number of attackers have ranged from 10 to 30: Search for Missing Terrorist Begins Just when we thought it?s over!!! Another scary and disturbing story is started coming in. NewYork Times confirms that the 10 men who carried out the terrorist attacks here last month were ...
Pakistan under More Pressure: India released Names and Full Details of Terr
2008-12-10 11:20:00 Pakistan under More Pressure: India released Names and Full Details of Terrorist involved in Mumbai Terror Attack Pakistan government comes under more pressure after Indian authorities released the full details of terrorist involved in Mumbai terror to act strictly and decisively this time. Indian Authorities in Mumbai today released the full details of all ten ...
India Fight against Terrorism: Federal agency And New Anti-Terror Law to F
2008-12-07 01:38:00 India Fight against terrorism: Federal agency And New Anti-Terror law to fight war on terror Times of India today reported that Central Government of India is considering the federal agency with new anti-terror law to fight against terrorism anywhere in country. Terror strike in India has been increasing year by year. More than 15 states are affected ...
Taliban said to be furious over US missile strike
2008-10-06 06:34:00 Taliban said to be furious over US missile strike DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - The Taliban are furious about the latest apparent U.S. missile strike in Pakistan, indicating a senior militant may be among two dozen people killed, officials and residents said Sunday. Full Story Here: Taliban said to be furious over US missile strike TexasFred has ...
By: TexasFred's
Shocker! British Muslims Helping Taliban
2008-08-03 00:46:00 British Muslims are helping the Taliban in their war against UK soldiers in southern Afghanistan, according to the former commander of Britain's forces in Afghanistan. Brig. Ed Butler, who spent six months commanding British forces in Afghanistan, also revealed fears that militant Islamic groups in south-east Asia are supporting terrorist plots in the UK.The brigadier, a former head of the SAS, spoke exclusively to the Daily Telegraph in the week when the British death toll in Afghanistan reached 114, with 17 fatalities in the last two months.UK forces have uncovered evidence that British Muslims are actively supporting the Taliban and al-Qa'eda in attacks on coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, Brig Butler said.He said: "There are British passport holders who live in the U.K. who are being found in places like Kandahar."Earlier this year, it was revealed that RAF Nimrod spyplanes monitoring Taliban radio signals in Afghanistan had heard militants speaking with Yorkshire and ...
Pentagon: Taliban a resilient force in Afghanistan
2008-06-27 16:05:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Taliban has regrouped after its initial fall from power in Afghanistan and the pace of its attacks is likely to increase this year, according to a Pentagon report that offers a dim view of progress in the nearly seven-year-old war. Noting that insurgent violence has climbed, the report said that despite U.S. ...
By: TexasFred's
NATO, Afghan troops move against Taliban
2008-06-18 09:09:00 ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and Canadian forces moved into a series of villages outside of southern Afghanistan’s largest city Wednesday to root out any Taliban militants there, while an explosion elsewhere killed four British soldiers, officials said. Troops in Arghandab district just outside of Kandahar exchanged fire with militants during “a few minor contacts,” NATO ...
By: TexasFred's
Taliban militants destroy bridges in Afghanistan
2008-06-17 12:56:00 ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants destroyed bridges and planted mines in several villages they control outside southern Afghanistan’s largest city in apparent preparation for battle, residents and officials said Tuesday. More than 700 families - meaning perhaps 4,000 people or more - had fled the Arghandab district 10 miles northwest of Kandahar city, said Sardar ...
By: TexasFred's
US think tank: Pakistan helped Taliban insurgents
2008-06-10 01:13:00 Pakistani intelligence agents and paramilitary forces have helped train Taliban insurgents and have given them information about American troop movements in Afghanistan, said a report published Monday by a U.S. think tank. The study by the RAND Corp. also warned that the U.S. will face "crippling, long-term consequences" in Afghanistan if Taliban sanctuaries in Pakistan are not eliminated. It echoes recent statements by American generals, who have increased their warnings that militant safe havens in Pakistan are threatening efforts in Afghanistan. The study was funded by the U.S. Defense Department. "Every successful insurgency in Afghanistan since 1979 enjoyed safe haven in neighboring countries, and the current insurgency is no different," said the report's author, Seth Jones. "Right now, the Taliban and other groups are getting help from individuals within Pakistan's government, and until that ends, the region's long-term security is in jeopardy." Pakistan's top military...
Taliban Defends Peace Accord with Pakistani Government
2008-06-09 18:24:00 The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new communiqué from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban movement) defending the recent peace accord negotiated between the Pakistani government and local Taliban forces. According to the statement, “We consider the peace accord in Pakistan as an internal affair, which pertains to that country alone—yet the occupation forces in Afghanistan and the forces hostile to Islam around the world oppose this peace accord and argue it...(read more)
Afghan paper says US should target Taliban in Pakistan
2008-05-27 18:45:00 Something we should’ve done a long time ago. Too bad Robert Gates and Condi keep advising Bush to NOT fight the war on terror he pledged to do after 9-11. Reuters KABUL, May 26 (Reuters) - The United States should target militant bases in Pakistan, an Afghan state-controlled paper said on Monday, reacting to a threat ...
Pakistani Taliban seek sharia rule
2008-05-24 13:30:00 Pakistani Taliban fighters have said that the success of a peace deal signed with the government in the northwestern area depends on the complete enforcement of Islamic law in the region.The agreement, signed on Wednesday, ends months of fighting in the Swat valley between troops and fighters loyal to Maulana Fazlullah, a pro-Taliban commander.The Pakistan government has agreed gradually topull out troops from the Swat valley. More...
Motorcycle Crackdown on the Taliban
2008-05-22 16:00:00 The Honda 125cc motorcycle has become to the Taliban what the Humvee is to the American military: the ride of choice. The government of Afghanistan and its US-led allies have launched commando attacks, sent out spies and paid bribes as part of efforts to subdue a bloody Taliban insurgency. But yesterday one province tried a new tactic - banning unregistered motorcycles. Authorities in Ghazni said the Taliban had been using motorcycles to carry out bombings and shootings. The Honda 125cc motorcycle has become to the Taliban what the Humvee is to the American military: the ride of choice. Ali Ahmed, director of the province's criminal department, said the ban was issued after gunmen on motorcycles killed the former governor, Taj Mohammed Qari Baba, on March 18. Mr Ahmed, whose police force has the task of approaching suspected Taliban militants and demanding motorcycle registration papers, said: "Today we stopped any motorcyclists traveling in or entering ...
Another Pakistan Deal with the Taliban Jihadists
2008-05-22 11:00:00 Once again , the Pakistan government signs another deal with the Taliban, while counting on an impotent American government and an uninformed American public to continue to provide them billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars as our "ally". This is becoming an near-annual event in Taliban appeasement by the Pakistan government: the September 2006 North Waziristan Accord, the August 2007 calls by President Musharraf to "mainstream" the Taliban, and now a peace agreement with the Taliban in Swat. The next...(read more)
Taliban Renounce Militancy Peace Pact Signed
2008-05-22 07:54:00 The NWFP government and militants led by Maulana Fazlullah signed an agreement on Wednesday to restore peace in Swat. Taliban have accepted governments writ in the region and will help the local administration in maintaining law and order in the district NWFPs Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour told newsmen. Mr Bilour had led the govt?s ...
US 'reserves judgment' on Pak-Taliban peace deal
2008-05-22 01:17:00 CNews WASHINGTON:The United States said on Wednesday it would 'reserve judgment' on Pak-Taliban peace deal, and would monitor how effective it is in stopping attacks."We'll see. We'll reserve judgment on these things," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters when asked about the deal for Swat Valley.Success in fighting militancy involves not just security, but also political and economic measures, he added. "What you have to do is get the right mix of elements," McCormack said."What we don't want to see is any sort of effort that results in the violent extremists, militants being able to use" the region "for the purposes of planning and launching terrorist attacks," McCormack added.Powered by: Awaz apni Baat apni
NWFP government, local Taliban ratify peace truce
2008-05-22 01:07:00 CNews PESHAWAR: NWFP government and local Taliban have agreed to a peace agreement under which ?Shariah? laws will be promulgated in Sawat and Malakand districts and security forces will be withdrawn, while the Taliban have agreed to acknowledge the writ of the government. Senior Minister of NWFP Bashir Ahmad Bilour said government and local Taliban have agreed on 15 points. Under the agreement, there would be a ban on display of weapons and training camps of militants would be eliminated. Talking to media, Bilour said Imam Dherai would be turned into an Islamic university and local Taliban would fully corporate with government. Responding to a question, he said there would be a gradual withdrawal of security forces and Islamic laws would be enforced in Sawat and Malakand. He said government would facilitate drive against contagious diseases and private militias would not be tolerated.He said Taliban would not attack Music and Barber shops and only licensed FM radio stations would b...
The home of the Taliban
2008-05-21 23:23:00 BBC says, "The provincial government in north-west Pakistan has agreed to pull troops out of a valley under a peace agreement signed with pro-Taleban militants.The authorities say they will also allow the militants to impose Sharia law in Swat in return for promises to close training camps and end attacks."When they are defeated in Afghanistan we should do something about their homeland.
By: Christian Quoter
US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
2008-05-16 14:41:00 The US military in Iraq had said its troops had found Chinese-made missiles which they believe were smuggled in by groups in Iran aiming to arm militants fighting US-led forces. The US military has repeatedly accused Iranian-linked groups of training Iraqi extremists in the use of armor-piercing weapons known as explosively-formed penetrators (EFPs). Afghan authorities had also ...
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