Actually we argue quite well in favor of the points I made earlier.
Indeed, and we are making them pay are we not.
I doubt you are, Suicide attacks are at a all time high, Pakistani citizens are scared to leave their houses, Bomb blasts occur on a bi-weekly basis. Not so sure if the goal has been acheived. I think the situation is far worse in Pakistan right now, You are aware that Pakistan is the worlds dangerest country right? Not so sure how successful your corrupt government is so far.
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We honored the peace agreements we entered into and the the Taliban did not. As you can see, Baitullah, Halkimullah, Qari Mehsud and the rest of the TTP gang are being made to pay for their terrorism now.
What you sow, so shall your reap. Enough said.
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How ironic that you ask me to not use the media to propagate a brighter image and then use the same media to push your view point.
Well, its a win,win situation for me. I am not an Afghanistani to argue in Afghanistan's favor. My point is to see peace in those countries. I wish well for Pakistan and Afghanistan, However, Quite frankly it is Pakistan that is sticking its nose in Afghanistan's business attempting to spread influence.
Its even clear in this thread that many Pakistani's want Afghanistan as an ally on good terms, Have you even bothered reading the public popular view in this thread? Its quite humurous if you ask me, The resentment of Indian presence has always made me laugh when argued by a Pakistani.
Nevertheless, what I posted was a video of a Pakistani journalist describing failure in your country. I agree, with you media can not be used as a medium to describe a country.
If media was favorable to the Taliban, they can easily point a camera towards a group of people happy with Taliban presence. Would that make my stance better? Ofcourse not, its what you and I say and present that will make the audience judge on this matter. So how about we both refrain from posting videos and focus on authoratative sources,Scholarly to say the least.
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The Pakistani media is fair.
And the sky is Green.
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It is a media in which Baloch separatists can sit down in interviews o
n TV shows and openly talk of not accepting Pakistan (see the Balochistan thread for those videos) and it is a media that never shys away from drawing parallels between current events and what happened in 1971. So yes, I believe the images of the Tribes in Bajaur celebrating, dancing, beating drums and flying the Pakistani flag - its right there in full color.
I beg to differ and I disagree, my encounters with inhabitants from N.W.F.P or what you would call Sarhadis and Baluchis, is quite,quite negative. They say they are treated like 2nd class citizens and have quite nice arguments that I have read which makes a load of sense.
Nevertheless, If my people (Pashtuns) are happy in Pakistan, I am also happy but the thing is so far they are not. Ive actually visited the nation and see how they are treated and don't tell me they are "Patriotic" cause the join the military, I'll argue and say one of the major reasons why the join the military is cause its better paying as compared to jobs that are either inaccessible or hard to find. But nevertheless, My argument from the beginning was my people are treated bad, I have visited 2 provinces, spoke to them and I am not happy at all. So don't tell me a French Pakistani who happens so that travels to Quetta is very happy and he is a Pashtun. That argument simply will not work with me.
Now, I am not playing devils advocate here, My point is Pakistan should mind its business, Improve its countries conditions rather then always be worried about its neighbors who the assume is causing a "Potential threat". That's all.
My other argument is, Pakistan needs to do more for my people, Build schools that teach their language and history. So far I see nothing being done in that case.
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And while I have not visited Quetta in several years, we have about half a dozen members who live in Quetta and provide first hand insight diametrically opposed to yours. And we saw the dancing and celebrations in the streets of Quetta when Pakistan won the T20 World Cup.
I have visited Quetta, and I can tell you those Pashtuns are not quite happy with the way they are being treated, To an extent that Punjabis are being target killed and were even asked to LEAVE.
Once again, cut off the Media crap, I can start posting videos of things that would refute everything you have posted, but like how I outlined earlier, It wouldnt make sense.
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Similarly, we have hundreds of Pakhtun members from NWFP and FATA (who live and travel there), again with diametrically opposed views to yours. I am very well versed with the realities on the ground dear sir.
Not so sure with that one, Didn't you just ban a Pashtun from Pakistan who was speaking against you guys? I have been lurking for a while and I beg to differ with the above. As an American, You cant fool me with that argument.
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The only fallacies so far have been yours, as indicated quite clearly with that video.
I can say the same about you, cut it off.
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The people of FATA are celebrating the arrival of the Pakistani State and the Pakistani Army, heralding the defeat of the Taliban. It is clear. If you have concrete evidence debunking that video we can talk, otherwise there is nothing more to say here.
I can argue elseways, like I said, I doubt you would want to use media to prove a point, we all know how biased that could be. And like I said, I am refraining from posting videos that would make your country look horrible and torturers.
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You said Pashtun's can get across into Afghanistan with no ID while non-Pashtun cannot.
same goes for non Pashtuns from Afghanistan, Tajiks,Uzbek are tortured by Pakistanis for simply not being Pashtun and not speaking Pashto, and they are forced to pay bribes from both Pakistani side and Afghan side. Like I said, we know how bribery works in your country.
So its not fair to single out Afghanistan, Its equally Pakistans fault as well.
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Isn't that discrimination on the part of Afghanistan?
And Pakistan.
I like how you solely blame your problems on Afghanistan, Its interesting.
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Pakistan, as I have already pointed out, is implementing ID's for both Pashtun and non-Pashtun.
I will laugh at you if you think those "I-Ds" are actually being used. It wil show me that you have merely ever visited the border area.
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Don't assume that which you have no knowledge of
- it is not I who is refusing to accept video evidence debunking his claims. So far you have provided nothing but unsubstantiated opinion.
I can argue for my position that you have done the same. You claim Pakistan is not sticking its nose in Afghan affairs, You claim Pakistan does not want its influence in Afghanistan, Yet your generals, members of this board argue the opposite. Who is wrong here?
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We have issues with India's involvement becasue we do not trust the government of Afghanistan.
And that is why you want a friendly Afghanistan which is an ally and you can trust.
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From what I have read, India is not extensively training the ANA, and we made clear that we do not want them to increase their involvement for the reasons mentioned above.
You need to read again and find out why Pakistan is so upset about this.
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By that yardstick why is India investing a billion or so in Afghanistan when it has hundreds of millions of impoverished Indians and millions of sex workers?
Cause India wants a friendly Afghanistan and an ally. They are not shy to say so if you ask them.
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Afghanistan needs to learn to live with Pakistan, and not continuously seek to attack it and destabilize it.
I agree, Your country and Afghanistan needs to realize they share a lot and they should live in peace. I agree with the above. They should both engage in dialogues and find out ways to improve relations.
The 2nd largest population in Pakistan is Pashtuns(ethnic Afghans) and the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan is Pashtuns, quite obviously as you can see both countries share a lot. If Canad and My country the U.S.A can live in peace, So can your country Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Enough said,