Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The Taliban get their first wish

By Syed Saleem Shahzad
Asia Times

"The guns are silent in the Swat Valley in the Malakand division of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province following Monday's peace agreement between the government and militants. Islamic law will also be implemented. This is a significant victory for the Pakistan Taliban and their al-Qaeda colleagues after two years of fighting, and an extremely ominous development for the United States-led troops just across the border in Afghanistan....."

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