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Pak Army strikes deal with anti-US Taliban militants in Waziristan |
The United States may have
been very proactive about the Waziristan offensive, but the Pakistani military
seems to be defying Washington by striking a deal with two anti-US Taliban militants,
who have been involved in attacking NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan. The
deal, under which Pakistani forces have agreed not to attack areas controlled
by Taliban renegades Maulvi Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur, is set make the offensive
less effective than the U.S. had hoped for, The News reports. According to the
deal, both the Taliban chiefs will give the military additional fronts from which
to attack the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, while the army will ease patrols and
bombings in the lands controlled by them. The "understanding" underscores Pakistan's
past practice of targeting only militant groups that attack the government or
its forces inside Pakistan, and not acting against those who have been attacking
American troops. According to western officials, South Waziristan is also a major
sanctuary and training ground for al-Qaida operatives, including the world's most
wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden. US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said
he was unaware of any such deal, but other U.S. officials said the strategy was
not surprising. "We have a shared goal here, and the shared goal is fighting violent
extremism," Kelly said. |
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