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18 Orakzai tribes form Lashkar against Taliban | |||
2008-01-30 | |||
After the killing of three levies personnel by local militants in Orakzai Agency on Saturday night, 18 tribes of the agency have decided to form a Lashkar (tribal army) against the Taliban to flush them out of the area, reported BBC Urdu on Tuesday. A grand jirga of the 18 tribes was held in Ghuljoo, Orakzai Agency headquarters, on Monday morning, which was attended by around ten to fifteen thousand armed men.
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Posted by:Fred |
#11 Ummm, What was that lie now? You know, the one about the Taliban having the "Hearts and Minds Of the People"? Yeah Right. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-01-30 15:55 |
#10 18 Orakzai tribes form Lashkar against Taliban Ima reel impressed, hummmm... a metaphor/simile is called for with sum alternate English for fun like a group of picayunish pols promising to fight taxes while making the gubbermint like an elegant female friend and my wallet more diminutive.. |
Posted by: RD 2008-01-30 13:03 |
#9 Ptah, I think tribal levies are drafted soldiers for those second tier units that don't get boots nor bullets. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2008-01-30 11:42 |
#8 There's are article above the US finishing a new base in Afghanistan's Kunar province, just three kilometers from Bajaur Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Check out this map. Not far to this Orakzai Agency for our guys! An Orakzai Awakening? These guys know what happened in Iraq.... |
Posted by: Sherry 2008-01-30 11:40 |
#7 if Gen Petraues were organizing this, Id have confidence. Some Pakistani "Political Agent", not so much |
Posted by: Dopey Flotle8127 2008-01-30 10:30 |
#6 The Talibs will take a page from Iraq and attack the bigwigs at the top. Muslim leaders are always looking out for #1, so if they feel threatened personally, then they'll fold quickly enough. Interesting that "any tribe breaching the pledge would be punished with Rs 10 million in fine and a hundred houses of the tribe would be burnt down.": kinda suspected that was what was required to get their attention. After the killing of three levies personnel by local militants in Orakzai Agency on Saturday night, 18 tribes of the agency have decided to form a Lashkar (tribal army) against the Taliban to flush them out of the area, reported BBC Urdu on Tuesday. IIRC, levies are "tax collectors" (i.e. collects the bigwig's 'cut'). Took hitting the bigwigs in the pocketbook for them to get serious. |
Posted by: Ptah 2008-01-30 07:58 |
#5 I'm sure there were more tribes that were sick of the bullsh*t and intend to fight, but were scared to sign on publically. Some of the smaller clans are possibly more dangerous anyway. |
Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-01-30 07:50 |
#4 18 tribes Nice round number. Wonner if there are any "18's" assisting this outstanding effort? |
Posted by: Besoeker 2008-01-30 07:04 |
#3 Huge news! Sounds like enough was enough and we can't blame them. Now will they fight alongside our boys? |
Posted by: Icerigger 2008-01-30 06:53 |
#2 woder how long it bwill last though |
Posted by: sinse 2008-01-30 06:45 |
#1 This is AWESOME news! |
Posted by: crosspatch 2008-01-30 01:29 |