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| Mansoor’s relations reportedly became strained with Pakistan recently |
| 2016-05-23 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor’s relations had deteriorated with Pakistain since he assumed the charge of Taliban leadership, succeeding the group’s founder Mullah Mohammad Omar. According to the diplomatic sources quoted in a report by a local newspaper in Pakistain, Mullah Mansoor’s death would not cause any major concerns in Pakistain’s power circles. The sources claimed that Mullah Mansour had some ties with the Paks in the past but relations became strained after he became leader of the Afghan Taliban, Dawn newspaper reported. According to the report, Pakistain made several attempts in the recent past to persuade him to join the reconciliation talks but he refused. Meanwhile, ...back at the pound, the little lost dog backed into the corner and showed its teeth. And what big teeth they were!... diplomatic observers said that Mullah Mansour’s death would further fragment the Taliban movement, which split into several factions after Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... ’s death. "His death will have both negative and positive consequences," said one diplomatic source. "Sometimes, it is easier to deal with a unified leadership and sometimes a weakened leadership is better. We have to wait and see how this unfolds." Mullah Mansoor has likely been killed in a drone strike carried out by the US forces, targeting his vehicle in southwest of the town of Ahmad Wal. The appointment of Mullah Mansoor as the new Supreme Leader of Taliban led to widening rift among the Taliban ranks which resulted into deadly festivities on numerous occassions among his supporters and the dissident Taliban leaders. Mansoor was however supported by the notorious Haqqani terrorist network which is also believed to be based in Pakistain as the network’s leader was appointed as the deputy chief of the Taliban group. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Pakistain will try to designate a powerful Taliban figure as a new leader" - former Afghan NDS head Nabil Attempting to find a more pliable, receptive moderate. Sound vaguely familiar ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-23 13:10 |
| #8 "Pakistain likely tried to remove a failed and weak Taliban leader, because Mansour was ranked in the third or fourth categories of Taliban and it was Pakistain that brought him up to this level, but this was a wrong decision by Pakistain, now that Mansour is no longer alive, Pakistain will try to designate a powerful Taliban figure as a new leader" - former Afghan NDS head Nabil So, like bin Ladin, Mansour likely was "sold". The Paks get rid of damaged-goods, select a new Taliban leader, and do a favor for the Champ regime; a chit to be called in later. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-05-23 13:06 |
| #7 ....who in the hell authorizes a photographer in a SCIF Ops Center during a mission like that? Only Obama in order to record his heroic act. Insurance! If it all we down wrong, he (Champ) did not act alone. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-23 12:18 |
| #6 Concur on the 2012 resolution of the supply line issue via the usual method. They will continue to bleed us until the end. Concur on your assessment of the Paki discomfort as well. Although if the Pakis did this as Hersh asserts, they certainly did not think the second and third orders of effect through. Obama is a trophy guy and a braggart and never considered a discreet post-op approach once this kill mission was deemed a success. It still gets under my skin - who in the hell authorizes a photographer in a SCIF Ops Center during a mission like that? Only Obama in order to record his heroic act. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-05-23 11:25 |
| #5 The Pakis hold a serious grudge against us for the OBL embarrassment.... I suspect the Paki discomfort came from the huge media event (books, movies, etc) conducted by the Champ regime. They would have preferred a much more discreet approach, hence the meaningless 'supply line' issue...which if I remember correctly, was resolved via the usual method. Just my guess however. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-23 10:54 |
| #4 Besoeker - No doubt that OBL was sold. I assumed the one that had the most to gain is the one that whispered into our ear - Zawahiri. The Pakis hold a serious grudge against us for the OBL embarrassment and five months later shut our supply lines through Pakistan down in an attempt to choke us out of Afghanistan. If a Paki General sold OBL out, he did it of his own accord. I hope we are playing a long game here and make Pakistan pay a serious price when we no longer depend upon them. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-05-23 10:42 |
| #3 According to the report, Pakistan made several attempts in the recent past to persuade him to join the reconciliation talks but he refused. Join us my brother, or your car will become a beacon. Pakistani generals 'sold' bin Laden to US: Report |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-23 06:08 |
| #2 You shouldn't say "Boer". You should say "Afrikaner-American". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-23 01:48 |
| #1 "Deteriorated," eh? Our resident Boer recently mused that the 'Bin Ladin Favour' has recently expired and wondered what else the Paks had in stock. Perhaps we now know. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-05-23 00:45 |