Agreed...I take the material part back....Though as with Afghanistan providing Shelter to terrorists, so is Pakistan..
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No - the equivalent would be Pakistan declaring that Mullah Omar and OBL were 'nobility' and not terrorists. Bugti's organization has massacred laborers, teachers and police - Karzai knows the charges he is wanted for, and yet continues to shelter him. It isn't a stretch to argue that if Afghanistan is sheltering the leader of a terrorist group, then it is also likely sheltering other members of the group, especially given that Afghanistan has a history of supporting rebels from Baluchistan and FATA.
Pakistani leaders have openly declared that Mullah Omar and OBL are not in Pakistan and that they will capture them if found.
Well the same exists for Karzai based on the cables who consider the Bugti's to be Afghan nobility that prevents them from directly tackling them or simply turning them over to Pakistan fearing a backlash.
That's not the same since in the Afghan case it is Karzai's choice to not deport a wanted terrorist, instead of resource constraints, as is the case with Pakistan. We are talking about one man, not an army of entrenched militants, which is the case in North Waziristan
In addition, if you consider Pakistanis being short on resources and political will to deal with the Baluchi immigrants, then the same exists 10 folds for the Afghans who pretty much have a non-existant army and law enforcement, let alone politicians...
I think Pakistan being a much more stable nation compared to Afg has to act more responsibly
That excuse does not fly since security is still being largely handled by NATO, whose combined military, technological and economic resources dwarf every nation in the region. They would be the ones handling any fallout from Afghanistan tackling Baluch terrorists on its soil.
Highly speculative on your part....
Nowhere do the leaks mention that the Bugtis residing in Afg are terrorists. In fact the only mention Karzai makes are that they take shelter in Afg, but there is no mention of terrorist activities being carried out by these people directly or indirectly. You're obviously adding your own mix to this story.
If Karzai is openly sheltering a wanted Pakistani terrorist LEADER, whose group openly claims terrorist attacks, then it stands to reason that Afghanistan is likely sheltering the rest of his group- read the Guardian article.
Pakistans inability to deal with the Taliban in NW while also preventing the NATO forces from engaging with them is as good as protecting them which addresses the bolded part.
Pakistan's inability is based on resource constraints - Afghanistan's inability in Karzais own words is based on personal choice, and with NATO on its side does not have resource constraints.
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There is definitely a parallel between Pakistan sheltering AT for their own strategic needs and Afg doing the same with Bugtis....based on the Wikileaks
However there exists no proof that Bugtis are being armed and trained in Afg to carry out attacks in Pak...esp with India's involvement.
I don't see how there is a parallel given that Pakistan has clearly outlined resource constraints as being behind its delay, while that rationale does not exist for Karzai and NATO. Further, no Pakistani official has admitted to 'retaining NW Taliban for strategic reasons' as Karzai has openly admitted in the case of Bugti.
The basing of a terrorist leader in Afghanistan under open protection of the Afghan Government points clearly to 'terrorists being armed and trained in Afghanistan to carry out attacks in Pakistan. Bugtis are ' nobility' after all in Karzais own words. Why would he stop them when he wont even deport the terrorist leader?
