Re: All Afghanistanis must Leave Pakistan & return back to Afghanistan…
We have to accept that Afghanistan is still a dangerous place. General Dostum, Mullah Qanooni and their ilk are thursty of Pushtoon blood. We have Qarazai as a figure head, but he has no appeal, no charisma, and no plans for improving Afghanistan.
Refugees know that death and destruction awaits them in their villages, their homes, and their fields. Land mines, toy mines, and leftover unexploded ammo is taking untold lives, limbs, and precious Pushtoon blood.
Just pushing these helpless refugees is simply cruel and inhumane. Even though their lives in Pak camps are no picnic, the situation is much worse back in Afghanistan. The worst situation in any man’s life is loss of hope and most of these refugees have lost hope in Afghanistan.
Afghan government doesn’t want their people, they are incapable of handling even the ones in who are already in Afghanistan.
What should Pakistan do in this situation? Tough choices await both Pak government and Pak people. The first choice is to simply avoid the problem and do nothing. The second choice is to mercilessly push them across the border. Pak government seems to be going back and forth between these two choices.
It is time to look for third option. This option needs bold and courageous decision form Pak nation. **I suggest using the 70,000 Pak soldiers now posted in Wazirastan in a more effective way. That means sending these troops to South and South East Afghanistan with support from Americans and Afghan army. **Adding this large number of troops will accomplish many things including: creating safe havens for Pushtoons now refugees, and taking the war to the Talibobs’s backyard. This will also help Pakistan bring peace to Wazirastan.