Top US officer fears Taliban-Pakistan militants

[Algorem]

Source: ass. press

Top US officer fears Taliban-Pakistan militants
By ANNE GEARAN and AMIR SHAH (AP) – 58 minutes ago

KABUL — America's top military officer is expressing concern about the "growing level of collusion" between Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and al-Qaida and other militants across the border in Pakistan.

Adm. Mike Mullen told reporters Monday that he will discuss the issue with Pakistani authorities during talks in Islamabad later this week. Mullen made the comments after arriving in Kabul to discuss the upcoming U.S. troop surge.

Painting a grim picture, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says Afghan insurgents are dominant in a third of Afghanistan's provinces and he is "deeply concerned about the growing level of collusion" between Afghan militants and extremists "taking refuge across the border in Pakistan."



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[FarCenter]

1. Half the Pashtuns live in Afghanistan and the other half live in Pakistan

The border is an artificial line drawn by a British diplomat that the Pashtuns have never recognized.

[cosmicone]

2. Yes -- everything West of the Durand line should join

Afghanistan. This will eliminate Pakistan's tribal belt and it will become Afghan territory where US military can then freely roam.

It will also weaken Pakistan by depriving it of its best soldiers.

[optimator]

3. Mullen is a coward and a liar

fuck him and his fear mongering.

[EFerrari]

4. Travis, um, MIKE, you're years too late.

[yurbud]

5. without the help & funding of intelligence agencies and governments, they are

no threat to us whatsoever.