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Afghanistan
More Insurgents Renounce Violence in Herat
2012-01-31
It does remain to be seen whether this trend leads only to warm winter quarters, or whether a tipping point of some sort has been reached.
A group of Death Eaters laid down its weapons and surrendered to the authorities in western Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
 province on Monday, the provincial governor said.

"A 27-member group of cut-throats - including its commander, Mullah Abdullah - renounced violence and joined the government in the Pashtun Zarghun district of Herat province on Monday morning," Provincial Governor Daoud Saba told TOLOnews.

The commander was active in the Pashtun Zarghun district and organised anti-government activities there, he added.

Herat officials had previously accused the commander of kidnapping and of terrorist activities. The commander survived several operations conducted by Herat security officials to capture him.

The commander and his men gave their weapons to the Zone Four Border Police in Herat province, officials added.

A week ago more than 20 Death Eaters in Herat laid down their weapons and surrendered to authorities.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  WAFF > [KavKaz Center] EXPERTS PREDICT THE ISLAMIZATION OF ENTIRE EURASIAN CONTINENT.

* SAME > [Pravda.RU] TURKEY'S DEFENSE POWER [rate of growth] SHOULD CONCERN RUSSIA.

ARTIC = Russia + Turkey have fought roughly 30 conflicts oer the centuries, Turkey continues to court the Turkic peoples of Russia [Turkic Union].

* Also from PRAVDA > RUSSIA RISKS TO LOSE MANY DISPUTED TERRITORIES, to number of Countries asserting territorial claims.

* SAME > RUSSIA TO SELL DESOLATE LANDS TO CHINA?

ARTIC > PERT = describes RUssian labor force as mainly ALCOHOLIC, HIGHLY MARGINALIZED, wid LITTLE TO NO VALUABLE "HIGH WORKING SKILLS", + also TOO COSTLY VEE CHEAPER CHINESE, NORTH KOREAN, + OTHER FOREIGN LABOR.

* SAME > WHAT MAKES JAPAN CLING TO RUSSIA'S KURIL ISLANDS?
versus

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [University of Windsor, Canada Study] AMERICAN MUSLIMS SAY THEY REJECT "SEPARATE" SHARIA SYSTEM, in US Courts espec as per Morals, Marriage + Divorce.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-02-01 00:13  

#3  Why get oneself + Camels, Goats killed fighting the US-NATO when POLITICAL-LEGAL JIHAD = FORMAL GOVT. POWER-SHARING can achieve the same thingy(s), or better???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-01-31 19:26  

#2  It does remain to be seen whether this trend leads only to warm winter quarters, or whether a tipping point of some sort has been reached.

The "tipping point" has indeed been reached. ISAF is now providing winter quarters and rations for the Taliban.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-01-31 02:09  

#1  Very bad winter.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-01-31 01:35  

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