Karzai to Hold Afghanistan-India Talks That May Increase Pakistan Tensions

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Re: Karzai to Hold Afghanistan-India Talks That May Increase Pakistan Tensions

@Captain1

People who think Taliban were not ‘locally accepted’ rulers oughta read a lot about the region first. Taliban were not one big army who swept through Afghanistan and posed their rule, instead the “local” warlords joined Taliban and supported them (of course after fighting first in many cases). Afghanistan was “peaceful” once Taliban had taken over much of the country. Back then US and west DID NOT accept these Talibans as rulers, back then these Taliban were not as “demons/devils” either as they were not anti-West as they are made to be now.

But now, same west is talking to them to bring them into government. Anyone sees hypocricy?

Here is a quote from BBC.. Its about ordinary Pashtuns Talibs or not who have never tolerated invaders.

“I joined the Taliban about seven or eight months ago,” he says.

"I am carrying out jihad against the infidels because they invaded our country. I joined the Taliban because the foreigners kill a lot of people, because they search our houses with dogs, because they search our women and our children in an improper way.

"I joined the Taliban because of this corrupt government.

Many Taliban fighters say they are angry at the actions of Nato forces in their country "Two of my brothers and my uncle were killed by Nato bombing. When they brought the dead bodies to my house, that was the day I decided to start fighting Nato.

"It’s not just me; there are many like me. Day by day the number people joining the Taliban is increasing. Where there were 10 Taliban fighters in one village, now there are 100.