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2011-10-13 India-Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban raise funds through street crime

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Posted by Fred 2011-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: TTP

#1 Afghan Taliban who have been hiding out in Quetta (southwest Pakistan) for the last decade, have been running out of money. Foreign contributions dried up years ago, and in the last year, the drug gangs that took up a lot of the slack have been hammered hard by a NATO offensive. So the exiled Afghan Taliban has turned to kidnapping. In most cases they go after aid workers, even if they are Pakistanis.

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-10-13 00:21|| 2011-10-13 00:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Quite right Phater. I think factions within the PAK gov't are still pumping money and war materials to them quite regularly. Then there is the Zakat, tax, and border crossing extortion, extortion from drugs, human trafficing (yes the selling of children), and treks to our pals in Soodie, Bahrain and Dubai, of course Iran, and other hate states for fund raising. I doubt the Taliban are in the finacial mess the west is now in quite frankly.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-10-13 00:32|| 2011-10-13 00:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I doubt the Taliban are in the finacial mess the west is now in quite frankly.

But they're beginning to feel the pinch, Besoeker---don't forget Dar (al Islam) consumes a lot more than it produces. So, if West goes down Dar follows (with delay).

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-10-13 04:20|| 2011-10-13 04:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Guys, the Taliban is doing fine financially.

http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/the-worlds-5-richest-terrorist-groups/

Saying they're "running out of money" is a Treasury Department talking point.

Posted by American Delight 2011-10-13 09:43|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2011-10-13 09:43|| Front Page Top

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