Fresh Taliban recruits from Pakistan are pouring into Afghanistan to shore up the front lines against a potential attack of opposition forces. Residents who were leaving the bomb-shattered capital for opposition territory said the new Taliban troops began appearing in Kabul last week, wearing new uniforms, armed with AK-47 assault rifles and speaking Pakistani dialects. Khairullah, a white-bearded trader who traveled to Pakistan five days ago through an illegal border crossing in tribal areas, said "there were many trucks full of Taliban" crossing the frontier. "If the United States really wants to destroy the Taliban, they should bomb the Pakistan border," said Khairullah. (The Miami Herald, by Andrew Maykuth)
For some reason they don't expect anyone to hang them when the war's over. That must be because they expect to be able to skeedaddle back to Pakburg after potting a few American Imperialists. Bad news: There's a difference -- a profound difference -- between a soldier and a man with a gun. |