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2011-04-26 Afghanistan

Karzais Office Rejects Receiving Proposal from Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2011-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 In past, the Perv government offered to close off the border between the two countries, except for major crossings, and Karzai adamantly refused it. While it would not have been airtight, it would have the classical "wall" effect, which would have strongly inhibited the Taliban.

As with Hadrian's wall, and the Great Wall of China, the purpose of such walls is not to keep invading armies out, but to slow down fast moving raiding parties, that swoop in, pillage, and run away before they can be counterattacked.

Karzai's opposition to this clearly indicates that his sympathies lie with the Taliban, and that was at least six years ago.

Otherwise, the only way to subdue the Pushtun is for Pakistan to annex southern Afghanistan and their cross border tribal territories.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-26 10:24|| 2011-04-26 10:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Not so much a "proposal" as a "demand"...

Posted by mojo 2011-04-26 17:00|| 2011-04-26 17:00|| Front Page Top

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