Sunday, March 21, 2010
Who Are The Foreigners Fighting Alongside The Taliban On The Afghan/Pak Border
They have been attacked from the air by American drones and on the ground by the Pakistan Army. Hundreds have been killed or injured on the battlefields of Afghanistan — but the foreign fighters, or “global terrorists” of the North West Frontier Province, remain a formidable presence.
First-hand accounts from locals in the lawless areas of Pakistan close to the Afghan border, combined with those of Pakistani officers in the region, suggest that there is no shortage of Islamic foreigners willing to join the fray. Britain claims that these fighters are still the source of 75 per cent of terror plots against it.
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My Comment: In the past few months drone missile strikes coupled with Pakistani military offensives have shrunk the territory that these groups were once able to freely operate. I expect this trend to continue.
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