The Afghanistan and Pakistan Thread

[Gunz]

Pakistan mosque blast: Police targeted in suicide attack that kills 59

A little late, this happened 3 days ago. Peshewar is still so violent, really a shame.

101 dead now, mostly police and security services. I remember reading of a schism between these various Taliban groups over targeting civilians. There was a faction that wanted to limit strikes to military/police/security targets.

Whatever. Situation normal, all fucked up.

 

[Devildoc]

I remember the good ol' days when Pakistan was pretty western and a decent place; I'm sure as there are older people who remember a pre-Islamic state of Iran and Afghanistan, and what nice, prosperous, safe countries those were.

 

[Deleted member 11415]

I'm sure as there are older people who remember a pre-Islamic state

I once talked to someone who described that vividly with wonderful memories of the art and the food and the beauty.

 

[AWP]

Damn, Pakistan's only slightly worse than "gun free" Chicago.

I kid. Maybe.

 

[DA SWO]

101 dead now, mostly police and security services. I remember reading of a schism between these various Taliban groups over targeting civilians. There was a faction that wanted to limit strikes to military/police/security targets.

Whatever. Situation normal, all fucked up.

Ironic that the Taliban is targeting the Pakistani government.

 

[Gunz]

Ironic that the Taliban is targeting the Pakistani government.

It's the monster the ISI nourished.

 

[Marauder06]

Ironic that the Taliban is targeting the Pakistani government.

The Afghan Taliban is the "good" Taliban according to Pakistan. The Pakistan Taliban have regularly attacked targets inside Pakistan, and in fact exist to destroy the .gov of Pakistan. They pay lip service to the Afghan Taliban (like the Haqqani Network) but operate more or less independently (like the HQN).

Pakistani Taliban - Wikipedia

 

[AWP]

The Afghan Taliban is the "good" Taliban according to Pakistan. The Pakistan Taliban have regularly attacked targets inside Pakistan, and in fact exist to destroy the .gov of Pakistan. They pay lip service to the Afghan Taliban (like the Haqqani Network) but operate more or less independently (like the HQN).

Pakistani Taliban - Wikipedia

Yep, the Kunduz Airlift was a good idea.

 

[Devildoc]

The Afghan Taliban is the "good" Taliban according to Pakistan. The Pakistan Taliban have regularly attacked targets inside Pakistan, and in fact exist to destroy the .gov of Pakistan. They pay lip service to the Afghan Taliban (like the Haqqani Network) but operate more or less independently (like the HQN).

Pakistani Taliban - Wikipedia

Something about right wing and left wing are attached to the same bird....

Somewhere on here at some point I had mentioned my own ties to Pakistan (my sister's former husband is Paki, though of his 70 years or so he's been in the west 50 of them). I have not spoke to him or his family in over 20 years, but my nephew is still in regular contact. And my nephew is a .civ intel analyst with a company that is contracted with the DIA. Y'all had my curiosity, now you have my attention, and I am going to reach out to my nephew to see what the Paki family knows or feels about the Paki Taliban.

 

[Gunz]

Ain’t no good Taliban. Paki or otherwise. If the Haqqani Afghan version is less radical, more open and permissive, they’ve done a poor job showing it. Fuck em all.

 

[JedisonsDad]

Some Taliban fighters sick of 9 to 5 grind after 2021 victory: report

“Now working in the interior ministry, Kamran, 27, a deputy group commander, still misses "the time of jihad," he said, per the AAN report.”

Same, Kamran. Same.

 

[Cookie_]

Not quite how this thread usually goes, but I didn't have "car with a portrait of Ahmad Shah Massoud" on my bingo card today.

 

[AWP]

Not quite how this thread usually goes, but I didn't have "car with a portrait of Ahmad Shah Massoud" on my bingo card today.


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Where did this occur?

 

[Cookie_]

Where did this occur?

Denver, as I was leaving work today. Saw it just before getting on the highway

 

[Gunz]

Some Taliban fighters sick of 9 to 5 grind after 2021 victory: report

“Now working in the interior ministry, Kamran, 27, a deputy group commander, still misses "the time of jihad," he said, per the AAN report.”

Same, Kamran. Same.

Working in a cubicle with the other Dilberts and a shithead for a boss might be a fitting torture for these turds. Enjoy your raise not every five years, no retirement and see you bagging at Publix.

 

[AWP]

see you bagging at Publix.

Some days that actually sounds like a good alternative...

 

[DA SWO]

Some days that actually sounds like a good alternative...

He said bagging, not tea bagging.

 

[Devildoc]

He said bagging, not tea bagging.

Today's winner. Shut down the interwebs, it can't get better.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Not sure if anyone has been paying attention to the White House 12-pager that went out that is just Biden Administration talking points. Two days ago I learned John Kirby was a a Rear Admiral...when he was at the Pentagon as the Spokeman I thought he did a decent job in that role. His transition to the NSC shows he's a total shit bird. How he attempts to say everything was chill and successful at HKIA is ridiculous.

Remember, the Doha agreement allowed us to pull out of it the moment the Taliban were in violation of it, which they were the moment it was signed. Also, it was negotiated without the Afghan government.

What a joke of an administration.

 

[Marauder06]

I read the article (posted below) and watched the video.

WTAF.