if you go by that book, you would also understand why Taliban are wresting away NWFP day by day. they have realized that whoever controls NWFP/FATA/PATA holds the upper hand in controlling much of the rugged terrain in the crucial regions from kandahar to paktia.
should you really be cheering them on so loudly pal?
They are not wresting control of anything. They have always been autonomous for the most part. Pakistan may not be winning out right, but so long as the keep the pressure on them, they cant spread to far.
It depends a great deal on Obama and his missin in Afghanistan.