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Wednesday, 21 March 2007

Taliban And Al-Qaeda At War In Wana?
Ed Morrissey:

It's getting to the point where people need a scorecard in Waziristan to keep all of the players straight. A battle broke out today between Taliban elements in Waziristan and Uzbeki terrorists from al-Qaeda who overstayed their welcome in the Pakistani mountains:

Nearly 50 people have been killed after rising tension between local tribesmen and foreign militants in north-west Pakistan erupted into fierce fighting.

Heavy shelling has raged since Monday near Wana in the South Waziristan tribal area close to Afghanistan.

Most of those killed were militants from Uzbekistan suspected of links with al-Qaeda, officials said. ...

Once again, we return to the underlying role of tribalism in the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict. ...

Posted by Bill Faith on March 21, 2007 at 02:57 PM in Afghanistan, Pakistan | Permalink

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