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**Narkeere** · 02-08-2010, 02:24 PM

The Taliban are an organized group. Thats why they could overthrow the Afghan government and take power if it were not for foreign assistance. There are other groups involved - criminal groups, warlord forces, etc, but the Taliban are the only ones who could topple the regime.

Shoot them until they are peaceful? Dead people are very peaceful. Do you have a better way of making enemies "peaceful"?

We are not there to liberate their women or indoctrinate their children. Having knocked out their government in persuit of Al Qaeda we are now there to help the new government until they are able to handle the situation themselves.

I vaguely remember an article about a month back where I think a girl was killed or something of the sort, and while one Taliban group approved of it, another rejected all responsibility. So clearly the Taliban is not a monolithic group with one central administration. Looking at it that way, there may be different Taliban groups with different understandings, etc. It may be possible to negotiate with some but not with others. I remember one video awhile back where a journalist was filming Taliban in training camps, and some of them were saying they were just there to fight for their homes and families. Clearly not the clerical 'students' (English translation of the Arabic word 'taliban') we normally think of. So clearly the Taliban is no longer, if it ever was, a monolithic group.

02-08-2010, 02:24 PM	#18
Narkeere Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	The Taliban are an organized group. Thats why they could overthrow the Afghan government and take power if it were not for foreign assistance. There are other groups involved - criminal groups, warlord forces, etc, but the Taliban are the only ones who could topple the regime. Shoot them until they are peaceful? Dead people are very peaceful. Do you have a better way of making enemies "peaceful"? We are not there to liberate their women or indoctrinate their children. Having knocked out their government in persuit of Al Qaeda we are now there to help the new government until they are able to handle the situation themselves. I vaguely remember an article about a month back where I think a girl was killed or something of the sort, and while one Taliban group approved of it, another rejected all responsibility. So clearly the Taliban is not a monolithic group with one central administration. Looking at it that way, there may be different Taliban groups with different understandings, etc. It may be possible to negotiate with some but not with others. I remember one video awhile back where a journalist was filming Taliban in training camps, and some of them were saying they were just there to fight for their homes and families. Clearly not the clerical 'students' (English translation of the Arabic word 'taliban') we normally think of. So clearly the Taliban is no longer, if it ever was, a monolithic group.
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