Maulawi Noor ul Aziz estimates he ordered or took part in hundreds of attacks on Afghan and Nato forces Photo: Mohammad Hakim Basharat
Insurgent Commander Who Planned Bomb Attacks That 'Blew Soldiers To Bits' Is Granted Amnesty -- The Telegraph
A senior insurgent commander planed attacks on Nato soldiers is among those to have been granted amnesty under a British funded scheme to reintegrate Taliban fighters into Afghan society.
Maulawi Noor ul Aziz estimates he ordered or took part in hundreds of attacks on Afghan and Nato forces during his decade as an insurgent commander.
As a senior rebel leader in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand during some of that time, many of his targets were likely to have been British troops.
Yet the commander has been welcomed and granted amnesty by the Afghan government under a British-funded scheme to undermine the Taliban by coaxing fighters away from the battlefield and reintegrating them into society.
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My Comment: The war in Afghanistan is escalating .... not tapering off as some in NATO would like us to believe. Releasing Taliban commanders while there is no resolution to the conflict does not strike me as a logical tactic to undermine the insurgency .... especially since many in the Taliban now feel that they are winning as NATO prepares to withdraw.
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