Pakistani assault hurting Taliban: US commander

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

Pakistani assault hurting Taliban: US commander​

WASHINGTON: The Pakistan military's offensive against the Taliban has cut insurgent attacks across the border in eastern Afghanistan, depriving them of a cheap supply of arms, a senior US officer said Tuesday.

‘I think there's a definite impact,’ US Colonel John Spiszer, commander of a brigade combat team in northeast Afghanistan, told reporters.

As a result of Pakistani operations against Taliban militants in Bajaur and other areas near the Afghan border, Spiszer said: ‘The activity in this area has declined. And not just declined, weapons are drying up, money's drying up.’

The colonel, whose forces are part of the US First Infantry Division, said the Pakistani army's operations meant the Taliban needed weapons for its battle against the Islamabad government, driving up the price of arms for their comrades across the border.

‘We have pretty good evidence that... weapons and ammunition (prices) have almost doubled since last summer,’ he said by video link from Jalalabad in Afghanistan.

‘That's a great sign because there's only so much that they can do. If they can't pay their fighters, if they can't buy weapons,’ he said.

Pakistani troops are wrapping up an almost two-month-long operation against Taliban rebels in northwest Swat valley, and are preparing to launch a second front against feared Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud and his network along the rugged tribal belt.—AFP

 

[A1Kaid]

Perhaps our assaults on the Taliban in Pakistan within a few months time, have been far more effective than America's assault on the Taliban in Afghanistan in the past several years.

One can argue the situation in Afghanistan is worse, but America has had 8 or so years to deal with their problems and they also have the help of NATO, better funding, better military hardware, CIA, drones, and such and such...

The effectiveness of Pakistan's military campaign has resulted in major successes against the TTP.


By the way, as I understand it the TTP is better funded than the Afghan Taliban led by Mullah Omar originally, TTP has foreign sources and domestic means of finance...Anyways, why not benefit as much as we can capture their weapons, money, ammunition, technology, store them and use them at a later time if needed...

 

[A1Kaid]

Capturing or killing Baitullah Mehsud, will not end the TTP, but it sure as heck would deliver a crushing blow to their network. It would also raise morale of the Army, not to mention the nation.


This next military assault is Baitullah Mehsud and TTP core-leaders specific. It's time to dismantle their upper ranks.


By the way if Baitullah Mehsud is captured, should we kill him or put him on trial. Putting him on trial may set a precedent for stronger and more stable judicial practices in our country.


We've heard of the Nuremberg Trials, how about Peshawar Trials, Islamabad Trial...Anyways I think it would be best to charge him and sentence him to death if possible, sets a good precedent and a good standard of rule of law to live by...

Any thoughts?

 

[H2O3C4Nitrogen]

By the way if Baitullah Mehsud is captured, should we kill him or put him on trial. Putting him on trial may set a precedent for stronger and more stable judicial practices in our country.

Well if catch um the next story i would be hearing woul be like "BM died while being tranported to some safe zon, the milletants tried to rescue him and in the process he died " lol

Seriously i dont think we would ever catch him alive.