 PESHAWAR: The Taliban are being supported by Pakistani religious parties and are regrouping to disrupt the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, a top Pakistani military commander said on Monday. The Taliban are regrouping to emerge as a strong force in Afghanistan.
| Seems like the Taliban are always regrouping, doesn't it? |
Some Pakistan-based religious parties are supporting them, Lt Gen Safdar Hussain told a private TV channel in an interview in Peshawar on Monday.
| Gee. Golly. I'd never have guessed that. |
âThe Taliban are reorganising themselves,â he said, but did not say on what ground he was making the assessment. âThey are getting public support in Pakistan, especially from some Pakistani religious parties,â he added. He declined to name the Pakistani groups and did not tell what type of support they were lending to the Taliban.
| JI, JUI-S, JUI-F, and Ahle Hadith, probably in that order. Muscle comes from Harkat ul-Mujhaheddin, Lashkar e-Jhangvi, al-Badr, and one or two others. What else would you like to know? |
When asked if he was referring to the religious parties ruling the province, he said, âI leave it to you to judge which group is supporting the Taliban.â
| Then he made some smartass comment about the guy's nose and his face... |
The general, who is leading the military operations against Al Qaeda-linked militants in Waziristan, said Osama Bin Laden had âbecome an ideologyâ and people were âfollowing himâ.
| Not much gets by the general, does it? |
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