"On the eve of our peace talks with the terrorists no less. Who saw that
coming?!"
Consul Nicholas Moore
Prominent al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban fighters asked Pakistani militants
in a pair of rare meetings to set aside their differences and step up
support for the battle against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, militant
commanders said Monday.
The meetings were held in Pakistan's tribal region in November and
December at the request of the Afghan Taliban's leadership council. They
could indicate the militants are struggling in Afghanistan, or
conversely, that they want to make sure they hit U.S. forces hard as the
Americans accelerate their withdrawal this year. That could give the
Taliban additional leverage in any peace negotiations.
"For God's sake, forget all your differences and give us fighters to
boost the battle against America in Afghanistan," senior al-Qaida
commander Abu Yahya al-Libi told Pakistani fighters at a meeting on Dec.
11, according to a militant who attended.
Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud attended the two meetings on
Nov. 27 in Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, and Dec. 11 in the
Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, Pakistani Taliban spokesman
Ehsanullah Ehsan told The Associated Press.
Other prominent Pakistani militant leaders who attended included
Mehsud's deputy, Waliur Rehman, and two commanders who have focused on
fighting in Afghanistan, Maulvi Nazir and Gul Bahadur, Ehsan said. Also
there was Sirajuddin Haqqani, an Afghan militant based in North
Waziristan who leads one of the most feared groups fighting in
Afghanistan.
The Afghan Taliban fighters at the meetings included Zabiullah Mujahid,
a well-known spokesman, and Maulvi Sangin, who claims to have custody of
U.S. Army Pvt. Bowe R. Bergdahl, captured in Afghanistan in 2009.
The four Pakistani commanders and Haqqani agreed to form a council to
resolve differences, said two Pakistani Taliban commanders who attended
the meetings. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the
sensitivity of the issue.
Al-Libi, the al-Qaida commander, asked the Pakistani militants to
provide additional fighters to the Afghan Taliban in March, when the
snow melts from the passes connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan and the
spring fighting season begins.
Ehsan, the Pakistani Taliban spokesman, said the militants agreed, but
that did not mean the group would end its fight against the Pakistani
government.
"We will continue our jihad against Pakistani security forces," Ehsan
pledged.
Does anyone see light at the end of the tunnel!?
Read full article-
http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-taliban-uniting-pakistani-terrorists-agai
nst-u-215307378.html
coming?!"
Consul Nicholas Moore
Prominent al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban fighters asked Pakistani militants
in a pair of rare meetings to set aside their differences and step up
support for the battle against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, militant
commanders said Monday.
The meetings were held in Pakistan's tribal region in November and
December at the request of the Afghan Taliban's leadership council. They
could indicate the militants are struggling in Afghanistan, or
conversely, that they want to make sure they hit U.S. forces hard as the
Americans accelerate their withdrawal this year. That could give the
Taliban additional leverage in any peace negotiations.
"For God's sake, forget all your differences and give us fighters to
boost the battle against America in Afghanistan," senior al-Qaida
commander Abu Yahya al-Libi told Pakistani fighters at a meeting on Dec.
11, according to a militant who attended.
Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud attended the two meetings on
Nov. 27 in Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, and Dec. 11 in the
Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, Pakistani Taliban spokesman
Ehsanullah Ehsan told The Associated Press.
Other prominent Pakistani militant leaders who attended included
Mehsud's deputy, Waliur Rehman, and two commanders who have focused on
fighting in Afghanistan, Maulvi Nazir and Gul Bahadur, Ehsan said. Also
there was Sirajuddin Haqqani, an Afghan militant based in North
Waziristan who leads one of the most feared groups fighting in
Afghanistan.
The Afghan Taliban fighters at the meetings included Zabiullah Mujahid,
a well-known spokesman, and Maulvi Sangin, who claims to have custody of
U.S. Army Pvt. Bowe R. Bergdahl, captured in Afghanistan in 2009.
The four Pakistani commanders and Haqqani agreed to form a council to
resolve differences, said two Pakistani Taliban commanders who attended
the meetings. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the
sensitivity of the issue.
Al-Libi, the al-Qaida commander, asked the Pakistani militants to
provide additional fighters to the Afghan Taliban in March, when the
snow melts from the passes connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan and the
spring fighting season begins.
Ehsan, the Pakistani Taliban spokesman, said the militants agreed, but
that did not mean the group would end its fight against the Pakistani
government.
"We will continue our jihad against Pakistani security forces," Ehsan
pledged.
Does anyone see light at the end of the tunnel!?
Read full article-
http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-taliban-uniting-pakistani-terrorists-agai
nst-u-215307378.html
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