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2008-01-17 India-Pakistan

Mehsud-Wazir tension grows after power cut

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Posted by Fred 2008-01-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 I am having trouble telling the players apart: I am hazarding that Waziris are tired of terrorist tactics and formed that militia to put a stop to it. The terrorists, in this case, are supported by the Mehsud tribe.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2008-01-17 07:15|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2008-01-17 07:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Both the Mehsuds and Ahmedzai are clans of the Wazir tribe. Baitullah Mehsud is allied with al-Qaeda and through them with the Uzbeks. The Ahmedzai under Maulvi Nazir are allied with Mullah Omar's Taliban and through them with al-Qaeda, but they don't appreciate the Uzbeks sniffin' around their wimmin, which causes some news sources to describe them as "pro-government." Last year they claimed to have chased all the Uzbeks out of town, but it looks like they've snuck back. Both the Ahmedzai and the Mehsuds regard each other as dagnabbed furriners and only the periodic trade of 8-year-old brides keeps them from each other's throats.

I once saw a description of dynastic marriages in the area -- though not specifically Mehsud-Ahmadzai -- and it made the Middle Ages seem well organized.

Posted by Fred 2008-01-17 08:46|| 2008-01-17 08:46|| Front Page Top

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