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Posted on Monday, July 03 at 01:59 by 4Canada
Pashtuns comprise half of Afghanistan's population of 30 million; 28 million more live across the border in Pakistan. The U.S./NATO campaign is increasingly directed against warlike Pashtun tribes like the Afridi and Orokzai, and their civilians, rather than against so-called "Taliban terrorists." Only fools pick fights with Pashtuns. http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0702-21.htm [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on July 4, 2006]

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  1. by RPW
    Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:44 pm
    Just to clarify, Pashtun tribes people are NOT Taliban, and neither are the so-called "warlords". So does this mean there are three distinct factions among the Afghanis? And are these factions setting aside their differences (sort of) to turf out the invaders. Perhaps I should "x"-off the warlords, as they seem to be benefiting from the American presence through the increased exports of opium poppies.

    So are the Pashtun tribes people actually attacking Coalition forces? Or is this strictly a Taliban thing? And while we are at it, how many coalition attacks have been directed against warlords, rather than Taliban?

    The information our there is notoriously vacuous in this regard.


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