Syed Saleem Shahzad offers a disturbing article in Asia Times.
" Asia Times Online has learned that […] Iraq-style resistance is to be activated in Afghanistan. "
One of Shazad's concerns is his understanding that there are cadres of non-Afghan fighters poised to carry out specific, targeted strikes.
Even if this does come to pass, I am inclined to doubt that it will be as destabilizing as the Iraqi resistance is. The Iraqis are fighting from a sesne of nationalism and they are willing to use foreign fighters to achieve their goals. The Taliban do not represent any national aspirations in Afghanistan and their use of foreign fighters was always loathed. Afghans also have their guns back.
Unfortunately, I could see this touching off a resurgence of warlordism, as local strongmen try to figure out where their interests lie.
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