| They could just call it an exchange of population, and be done... |
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
"We knew the military operations would last a long time once they started," said Malik Omardin, a tribal elder who came from the Pak town of Datta Khel. "It's a mountainous area and the holy warriors are very strong on their own territory, so the government will have a hard time finding and destroying the Taliban."
More than 210,000 Paks have crossed into Afghanistan from the neighboring North
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Wazoo province since the Pak military launched a long-awaited offensive in June against Taliban and other foreign Death Eaters, who have long used the lawless tribal region as a launch-pad for attacks in both countries.Eastern Afghanistan is an unlikely refuge. Khost and neighboring Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
, where most of the refugees have sought shelter, are among the most dangerous provinces in the country.
Local security forces have struggled to combat the Taliban following the withdrawal of US and NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
forces, and the holy warriors are expected to launch a fresh offensive in the spring.