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| Pashtun leader calls for Pak miltary to get political training |
| 2002-02-16 |
When invited to comment how he would react if a confederation between Afghanistan and Pakistan was declared, he said this could only be announced with a friendly country, but in Pakistan "people at the helm" considered Afghanistan their fifth province. The ISI, he claimed, interfered in Afghanistan and was responsible for massive devastation there. Zampolits for the armed forces? What an absolutely horrible idea. I can see the nut cases lining up now, each armed with his agenda for political indoctrination (along with his AK and a few grenades). I can see civil war breaking out as the parties vie for who's gonna teach the soldats to be good citizens. A far, far better idea would be the establishment of an independent Pashtunistan using part of Pakland and the southern part of Afghanistan. Then both rump nations could export all their nut cases there and not let them back in. Both countries would be better for it, and the Pashtuns of Pashtunistan could happily marry their first cousins and shoot each other to their turbanned little hearts' content. Achakzai is a few cards short of a deck. Betting on his staying out of the slammer in the near term is only a good bet due to more notorious fruitcakes running about shooting up the country and the police trying to find Pearl or his decomposing remains. Essentially he is trying to ignore the 300 pound gorilla of Pakistani politics, the Army, and he blathers about how the Durand Line may or may not be relevant any more. I'm sure that not only Karzai but also the Northern Alliance heavyweights would be amused as they share tea with the Indian intelligence babus in Kabul. The fact that the Dawn puts this guy on their online front page shows what passes for legitimate news in Pakistan these days. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |