[lbo-talk] The return of the Taliban

joanna bujes jbujes at covad.net
Mon Aug 18 23:55:49 PDT 2003


Why the US needs the Taliban By Ramtanu Maitra

Since Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf made his much-acclaimed visit to Camp David and met US President George W Bush on June 24, new elements have begun to emerge in the Afghan theater. US troops in Afghanistan are now encountering more enemy attacks than ever before, and clashes between Pakistani and Afghan troops along the tribal borders have been reported regularly.

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The article argues for the inevitability of a renewed Pakistan/Taliban/US alliance: for the rest, see

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/EG30Ag01.html

Joanna



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