Taliban Preparing for Major Spring Offensive
BY Herschel Smith
18 years, 2 months ago
The Taliban has taken control over Waziristan and is patiently rebuilding their ranks with plans to lauch major attacks into Kabul in the spring of 2007. Pakistani editorials urge more involvement in politics, and Musharraf denies that any of this matters by discussing Bin Laden rather than the Taliban.
Musharraf has denied that the Waziristan accord with the Taliban was really an accord with the Taliban, claiming that it was with the tribal leaders. If so, then it was with the tribal leaders who were left after the execution of more than 200 tribal leaders. Musharraf is also denying that Pakistan or the intelligence services are aiding terrorism.
LONDON – An angry Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he would complain to British Prime Minister Tony Blair Thursday about allegations that Pakistan’s intelligence service backed terrorism.
In media interviews ahead of the London meeting, Musharraf denied the allegations in a British defence ministry policy paper, and also said that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was alive and hiding in Afghanistan.
“Absolutely, 200 percent, I reject it,
On September 28, 2006 at 3:59 pm, Chris said:
Even NATO classified Taliban fighting as fierce. As far as I know, there were no reports of Taliban surrendering.