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Pakistan turns them in for a reason and that is for their own benefits, Pakistan could handover some of these commanders to shut the west but at the same time they replace these commanders with other ones, they've probably already planned this with the Afghani Taliban months ago, they're just doing this to reduce the pressure from the U.S.
Basically what im trying to say is Pakistan wants to strengthen its influence in Afghanistan, because India are gaining advantage of Afghanistan, and this is what Pakistan does not want.
Pakistan is just trying to not get overrun by Al Qaeda.
There is nothing in Afghanistan to conquer, it's a wasteland failed state that's been embroiled in civil war for decades.
Art123, Bradar was the only hope to negotiate with NATO but now since he's gone, things will get worse because hardliners will takeover
I don't know what you mean by "gone," but he's in custody. Now that we have stopped torturing people, the flow of info from these guys has greatly improved.
What are we negotiating with the Taliban exactly? For us to leave and for them to take back control of Afghanistan? I know some of them are just fighting for the money, but are you saying that the logistical head of the group isn't a "hardliner?" Seriously, I am genuinely curious.
P.S.--If the Pakistani intelligence service(ISI) allowed the capture of a Taliban operative, you better believe it was for a reason, and it's not because it was a victory in our War on Terror. We have spent 10 billion dollars on a country that still nurtures the Taliban as a strategic weapon against nuclear armed India, which they rightly view as a greater threat to their nation. Unfortunately, our government and media fail to communicate this--instead, we are treated to "good news" of an endless succession of #2 Taliban commanders being captured. And continued support of the Taliban.
Poster must have his own political and intelligence resources.
Another leader of the Afghan Taliban has been captured by authorities in Pakistan working in partnership with U.S. intelligence officials. Taliban sources in the region and a counterterrorism officials in Washington have identified the detained insurgent leader as Mullah Abdul Salam, described as the Taliban movement's "shadow governor" of Afghanistan's Kunduz province.
Another leader of the Afghan Taliban has been captured by authorities in Pakistan working in partnership with U.S. intelligence officials. Taliban sources in the region and a counterterrorism officials in Washington have identified the detained insurgent leader as Mullah Abdul Salam, described as the Taliban movement's "shadow governor" of Afghanistan's Kunduz province.
Trying has nothing to do with it. The last administration caught enough #2 commanders to make a pile of #1 and we are still there with more troops and bombs than ever. How long before we hear our guvm't trumpeting the capture of another "leading" Taliban leader? I give it 4 months. And remember, we've been doing this for 9 years. If our media had any guts and independence, they'd be finding out exactly what's going on instead of parroting Pentagon spin puppets. Remember that it was only a few short years ago that Rumsfeld disclosed the existence of a military propaganda arm that placed false stories in the domestic media.
Yah, remember when GWBooosh found all those WMDs in iraq...oh wait...
Or those Bio Weapons..ooops...
Or Al Qaeda...(not so much)
puhleeez.
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