More than 1,700 Taliban give up their arms

[Hot Mega]

Could we actually be 'winning!' in Afghanistan now...??:eek::1orglaugh

(One thing is for sure this news is certain to be cause for some 'spinning!' here in the US and at the Faux (pas) "News" net.)<chuckle>

WASHINGTON (AFP) – More than 1,700 former Taliban combatants have turned in their weapons to join a reintegration program started by the Afghan government nearly a year ago, the NATO general in charge of the program said Thursday.

"So far we've got about 1,740 former fighters who have formally joined the reintegration process," said British Major General Phil Johns, the director of the Force Reintegration Cell of the International Security Assistance Force.

"On top of this, the High Peace Council has at least another 40 to 45 groups in negotiations across the country," said Johns, referring to the Afghan agency in charge of political reconciliation.

"That may be as much as 2,000 fighters," added Johns, who was talking to reporters in Washington via teleconference from Kabul.
The peace process provides amnesty to former Taliban members who agree to renounce violence, sever ties with terrorist groups, and live under the Afghan constitution, said Johns.

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[lurkingdirk]

Thanks be praised. This is the kind of program that is going to have a lasting impact, I believe.

Damn, if Bin Ladin was caught, things get under control in Afghanistan, and the economy turn around (even a little), Obama's going to win a landslide in 2012. And it will become progressively harder to keep saying he's not accomplishing anything.

But, some of those are big ifs.

 

[Member442]

Wow I wonder how many of them really mean it or are just playing the system till the next Osama shows up

 

[TheOrangeCat]

More than 1,700 Taliban give up their arms .....

And here's one that already did ...

 

[Hot Mega]

Thanks be praised. This is the kind of program that is going to have a lasting impact, I believe.

Damn, if Bin Ladin was caught, things get under control in Afghanistan, and the economy turn around (even a little), Obama's going to win a landslide in 2012. And it will become progressively harder to keep saying he's not accomplishing anything.

But, some of those are big ifs.

Stay tuned... again...better to be 'winning!' in the last 2 years of your term than the first two..('duh').

Wow I wonder how many of them really mean it or are just playing the system till the next Osama shows up

Good call PWA...there could be some fargin' sneeeaky bastidges trying to play us. (lousy corksuckers).

 

[lurkingdirk]

More than 1,700 Taliban give up their arms .....

And here's one that already did ...

 

[Trident1]

I certainly hope it continues. However the Taliban are supported by the ISI along with the Haqqani network in North Waziristan and they all want a unstable Afghanistan.

The UAV strikes are making them feel pain which is why Pakistan wants the strikes to end since they're losing so many of their allies in the field.

Wee need to keep up the pressure without mercy.

 

[Connor Macleod]

Bin Laden is dead, and I've been saying for years, that if we ever killed that bastard, the Taliban could force us out of Afghanistan. How?
By not fighting. Think about it. If they stop fighting, our politicians will declare victory and demand we bring the troops home, and once
the troops are gone, the Taliban will just go dig up some secret stash of weapons and start over their bullshit ways. Do you really think
the politicians would want to send our soldiers back to Afghanistan after we bring them home?

 

[CunningStunts]

Bin Laden is dead, and I've been saying for years, that if we ever killed that bastard, the Taliban could force us out of Afghanistan. How?
By not fighting. Think about it. If they stop fighting, our politicians will declare victory and demand we bring the troops home, and once
the troops are gone, the Taliban will just go dig up some secret stash of weapons and start over their bullshit ways. Do you really think
the politicians would want to send our soldiers back to Afghanistan after we bring them home?

Interesting point. You may be right.

And historically, that place has ALWAYS been at war, and probably always will be. Pull out and let them kill each other I say. :2 cents:

 

[Tittyman5000]

& I bet 90 percent of the arms they give up are Made in the USA

 

[Connor Macleod]

& I bet 90 percent of the arms they give up are Made in the USA

Maybe the explosives & such, but the guns, probably not. In desert conditions, AK-47's are more reliable than M-16's, and they're cheaper and more plentiful.

 

[Facetious]

Our reaction to this news shouldn't be much different than that of a Canadian NHL hockey player on payday . . . pretend that you don't have the money and surely, never let your guard down.


Boy oh boy though, I sure hope that chaos ensues in Afghanistan from now 'till November 3RD!

 

[Hot Mega]

I certainly hope it continues. However the Taliban are supported by the ISI along with the Haqqani network in North Waziristan and they all want a unstable Afghanistan.

The UAV strikes are making them feel pain which is why Pakistan wants the strikes to end since they're losing so many of their allies in the field.

Wee need to keep up the pressure without mercy.

Thankfully Obama intensified the effort there and rightfully recast Afghanistan as the central front.

 

[Danglyparts]

woohoo! finally progress reported after 10 years! :tongue:

 

[Facetious]

Thankfully Obama intensified the effort there and rightfully recast Afghanistan as the central front.

Really, Obama is a wartime strategist too? How does he do it all and do so with such precise perfection?
Wow, he is really something! I hope that Obama is president for life! Really,
he's just the greatest man the earth has ever known. There is nothing he can't do !


O..:bowdown:..B..:bowdown:..A..:bowdown:..M..:bowdown:..A

 

[Connor Macleod]

Really, Obama is a wartime strategist too? How does he do it all and do so with such precise perfection? I hope that obama is president for life! He's just the greatest man the earth has ever known. There is nothing to not like about this president.... NOTHING! :lovecoupl

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[Trident1]

& I bet 90 percent of the arms they give up are Made in the USA

Nope. Soviet/Chinese weapons given by the Pakistan ISI.

 

[Facetious]

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[Facetious]

Nope. Soviet/Chinese weapons given by the Pakistan ISI.

Ammo> Lacquer coated steel cased ruskie origin fmj. . . hey!

 

[vodkazvictim]

Nope. Soviet/Chinese weapons given by the Pakistan ISI.

I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but I've heard tell that our lovely friends the chinese have been supplying the Taliban with their latest body armour, landmines, 20MM anti-armour rifles and night vision tech. Thank God for china eh?