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Wednesday, December 08, 2021 5:18:05 PM
In Pakistan’s borderlands, Taliban quietly expanding influence
"Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing
10/21/2009 "
Note the situation in Pakistan northern tribal lands is edging back toward the situation which existed a decade ago.
With Afghan Taliban now controlling neighbouring Afghanistan, Waziristan residents say they fear a return to life under Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
A general view of the local administration compound for South Waziristan residents, located outside
the district in Tank [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera]
By Asad Hashim
Published On 8 Dec 20218 Dec 2021
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan – Every night, Muhammad Nadeem gathers his weary body and begins the first watch. His rifle across his lap, he sits at the entrance of his home in the northwestern Pakistani town of Tank and waits.
Periodically, he will walk around the house’s perimeter, checking for activity in the streets of this dusty backwater of a town, located adjacent to his native South Waziristan district, about 300km (186 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad.
Keep reading
* Afghan FM confirms Kabul ‘mediating’ talks between Pakistan, TTP
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/15/afghan-taliban-mediating-pakistan-ttp-talks
* On Afghanistan, Pakistan walks tightrope of optimism and caution
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/28/on-afghanistan-pakistan-walks-tightrope-of-optimism-and-caution
* Pakistan: UN report ‘vindicates’ stance on cross-border ‘terrorism’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/8/pakistan-lauds-un-reports-on-counterterrorism
* Pakistan Taliban ‘commanders’ killed in northwest: Pakistani army
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/pakistan-says-pakistani-taliban-commanders-killed-in-northwest
The authorities’ hold over law and order in this part of Pakistan has historically been tenuous, but Nadeem is not spending sleepless nights because of local thieves or criminals.
His concerns are slightly more serious: Nadeem is standing guard against the Pakistani Taliban.
[...]
In South Waziristan, a particular concern appears to be the emergence of government-backed local militias composed of former Taliban fighters who have “surrendered” to security forces and now work alongside them.
“We see that in Waziristan, where there was a time where you could not even carry a knife, […] these ‘good Taliban’ [are] roaming with weapons and imposing the same system [as before], just their name had changed,” says Mehsud.
More - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/pakistan-south-waziristan-borderlands-taliban-expanding-influence
"Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing
10/21/2009 "
Note the situation in Pakistan northern tribal lands is edging back toward the situation which existed a decade ago.
With Afghan Taliban now controlling neighbouring Afghanistan, Waziristan residents say they fear a return to life under Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
A general view of the local administration compound for South Waziristan residents, located outside
the district in Tank [Asad Hashim/Al Jazeera]
By Asad Hashim
Published On 8 Dec 20218 Dec 2021
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan – Every night, Muhammad Nadeem gathers his weary body and begins the first watch. His rifle across his lap, he sits at the entrance of his home in the northwestern Pakistani town of Tank and waits.
Periodically, he will walk around the house’s perimeter, checking for activity in the streets of this dusty backwater of a town, located adjacent to his native South Waziristan district, about 300km (186 miles) southwest of the capital Islamabad.
Keep reading
* Afghan FM confirms Kabul ‘mediating’ talks between Pakistan, TTP
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/15/afghan-taliban-mediating-pakistan-ttp-talks
* On Afghanistan, Pakistan walks tightrope of optimism and caution
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/28/on-afghanistan-pakistan-walks-tightrope-of-optimism-and-caution
* Pakistan: UN report ‘vindicates’ stance on cross-border ‘terrorism’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/8/pakistan-lauds-un-reports-on-counterterrorism
* Pakistan Taliban ‘commanders’ killed in northwest: Pakistani army
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/pakistan-says-pakistani-taliban-commanders-killed-in-northwest
The authorities’ hold over law and order in this part of Pakistan has historically been tenuous, but Nadeem is not spending sleepless nights because of local thieves or criminals.
His concerns are slightly more serious: Nadeem is standing guard against the Pakistani Taliban.
[...]
In South Waziristan, a particular concern appears to be the emergence of government-backed local militias composed of former Taliban fighters who have “surrendered” to security forces and now work alongside them.
“We see that in Waziristan, where there was a time where you could not even carry a knife, […] these ‘good Taliban’ [are] roaming with weapons and imposing the same system [as before], just their name had changed,” says Mehsud.
More - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/pakistan-south-waziristan-borderlands-taliban-expanding-influence
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