Pakistan army action to wipe out the Taliban suffered a major setback on the 20th: a home overlooking the Taliban leaders went so far as the strategic lost it. At the same time, two suicide bombers in the Pakistani capital of the Islamic University campus blew himself up, killing at least six people were killed and 20 injured. The Pakistani government believes that the Department of the bombing the Taliban’s “crazy act of revenge.”Is widely believed that this wipe out the Taliban in fighting against the Pakistani government can eradicate extremism severe test. Over the past two days, government forces captured a key Taliban leader first Mehsud’s birthplace. However, the short-lived, Taliban militants launched a frenzied counterattack quickly in a while in the army at 20, drive out. In this case, the army deployed aircraft bombed the Taliban positions.
According to reports, Mehsud was responsible for training the suicide bombers within the Taliban senior commander. His hometown is the only way to go to the heart of the Taliban, so both sides are desperate scramble. 20, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he was Pakistan’s military moves against the Taliban was “encouraged.” Is responsible for directing the work of the local U.S. combat commander of Central Command, General彼得罗乌斯has just concluded his visit to Pakistan.
Pakistani military spokesman said that although the Taliban did not compete with the full strength of government forces, but their mountain laowo threat facing the government forces, their resistance rating is extraordinary. Overall, Pakistan’s government forces in dealing with the Taliban have a number of advantages (28,000 pairs of 11000), but the local rugged mountains and the Taliban over the years painstakingly built bunkers and other fortifications seriously affected Pakistan Army’s advance speed.
Pakistani military said, and now the Taliban-controlled areas have been surrounded by Pakistani army is soldiers in three columns, from the north, west and south-south-easterly direction at the same time work towards the Taliban heartland. Since 2004, the Pakistani military had on several occasions to the South Waziristan region, the Taliban attacked, but they suffered heavy casualties in the post-let the matter rest. However, this time against the Taliban’s military operations by the Government, the military and the general public’s strong support, accounting and advantages, the Taliban has a geographical advantage.
Two months later, due to the forthcoming winter in Pakistan, the snow close off the mountains will make anti-insurgent operations simply can not start, therefore, once the Taliban successfully drawn into the anti-insurgent operations this winter, will sit well placed two significant advantages. This is also Pakistan’s military commitment to quick-fix’s main concern. In addition, if prolonged war, the Taliban continue to send people to launch suicide attacks, could seriously affect the political stability in Pakistan.
According to the “Washington Post” quoted unnamed Western anti-terrorism official as saying, even though the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency over the past year, frequently deployed unmanned aircraft to Pakistan and Afghan border where the Taliban and the “base” to launch fierce leader missile attack, but there are still a large number of developed countries from the West “volunteers” have come from afar rushed to a local occupation, and received military training and returned to the motherland “latent.” Among them, in Germany with the Taliban and the “base” associated organizations, issued a video warning that if the Government does not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan will face a terrorist attack. In this case, the German security authorities have been on high alert. Germany is currently stationed in Afghanistan, about 3,800 officers and men, following the United States and Britain, the largest number of troops to Afghanistan, NATO countries. Dutch intelligence services in the recent report that “more and more indications” show that more Europeans to participate in the junction of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan training camps. Pakistan had arrested 12 on their way to the North Waziristan region, foreigners, including four Swedes. Three Belgians and a Frenchman in training camp, after their return from the arrested. They are in Pakistan or Afghanistan and had received training in blasting. At the same time, there may be three Belgians and many French people hiding in Pakistan or Afghanistan.
