Thats the Taliban of Afghanistan. The Taliban in Pakistan destroyed girls school (not necessarily mixed schools), you are mistaken to think the Taliban in Pakistan are extension of Taliban in Afghanistan.
I don't have problem with sharia, but I've problem if just anyone grows a beard and becomes a 'qazi' and starts doling justice of his tribal culture.
Again, you are confusing Taliban of Afghanistan with Pakistani Taliban.
RPGs is not 'lightly armed', suicide-bombers are not 'lightly armed', thats just 2 of the most used ammo by "lightly armed insurgents'.
Thats what people need to understand.
It isn't as black and white as its being made out to be. That region is a host to a complex group of people. The Taliban in Afghanistan are busy fighting Nato forces, and let me tell you they're growing according to reports from BBC, more and more people are joining that movement because of all the civilians being killed by the Nato forces.
As for problems in Pakistan. Yes there are splinter cells which do commit acts of terror, however, they can be easily dealt with. They are not a threat to Pakistan, and their acts are being exploited and magnified like those in Iraq.
Those people I do not support, they have not an iota of my sympathy or care, however to generalize every afghan, every pashtun as an enemy of Pakistan. To eradicate the ideology that brought peace to their land after years of turmoil and war, those people have my support!
They want peace, yet Pakistan and US won't let them have it. They are being driven to a corner where they have to fight back. Then you question the methods they utilize to do so.
SO what if Pakistan lets say eradicates the "threat" from NWFP. Will you back the ones being oppressed in Afghanistan under NATO?
or will you continue to support the crusade against the Taliban and Al-Qaida, to extract from them Osama and WMDs?
Where will your support lie then?