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This comes down to possession power. Their military might is the source of their power, no matter how weak their weapons, this is what brought the USA to try talk.
The US embraces change when it needs to, and learns from their mistakes. So do the Russians, btw, I think at least. Not sure about the Chinese yet.
But anyway, the US understands like I do that in order to get muslim tribes off the terrorism habit, you have to offer them a career as a valid political party, and a school to learn that in
Public statements like the one above are an important signal to the entire tribe that the leadership is changing their orders. It truly seems that the Taliban are now off in the international terrorism habit. That's a very good step. The Taliban giving the Americans public permission to drone-strike any terror training camp set up in the territories they get to administrate, is perhaps quite a few years away, but the sooner that one is written and can be safely put in western newspapers (genuinely coming from Taliban leadership), then we have another MAJOR point that'll allow people like _me_ to put pressure on Karzai to give the Taliban vast autonomy (except the schools for girls thing), and even a budget from national resources from the national government. A continued fair sharing of those profits among Afghans, and spending it on improving the standard of living (while not deviating from peaceful muslim values), is your task for the next 100 to 200 years at least, Afghans. Also, invest in higher education, so that you have a population who can make international money when your natural resources run out. Perhaps a recycling industry too?
If you believe that they care about the good of the Afghan you haven't been paying attention, to believe they will relinquish the source of their power for something temporary and ever changing like political influence is wishful thinking. In the end after the USA will leave they will have political power either way and probably join the government anyway, either by their name or by a puppet party. Check out Hezballah in Lebanon story.
Yep, I think that's a good thing. Now we need to mold them a bit.
So they said. Action speak louder than words...
Yea, a public statement to the outside world like that is only a confirmation to all the members of that tribe that the leadership ot the Taliban is changing positions on some points, as part of a power-sharing agreement that I'm advocating be developed further. Do you want to see endless civil war in Afghanistan, or foreign powers keeping Afghan tribes fighting eachother? I hope not.
They are fighting for control and power, they fight to force their way of life upon others and did so when they had the power to.
If the can restrict their power ambitions to their long held small Afghan areas, than they can administer those tribal regions as far as I'm concerned. So long as they're open to outside tips about how to move into the 21st century with dignity and respect from the rest of the world. You gotta adjust a little here and there, old-style muslims. Schools for girls in the tribal areas, administred by the Taliban, girls learning good housekeeping and not too many business or man-skills, is probably the most important point for the moment, and I think we can keep it at that for the next 20 years.
Or maybe you believe in USA claims they fight for democracy too?
I just revealed what I think the Americans are up to. Educating, pacifying the Taliban, and giving them a small territory to administer. "Don't start terror training camps against any foreign country" is the first and most important demand of all countries that have sent their troops to Afghanistan for the regime change mission.
I do agree that they are ethnic group and not an organization. I also agree that the current government does not represent the majority, but neither do the Taliban.
de-centralized rule and different but compatible laws in different parts of the country.
you wanna decentralize as much as possible.
without creating social tensions between different cities or areas of the country that can be pushed into civil war (by bad luck or foreign powers)
