Taliban Calls Ceasefire In Order To Concentrate On Attacking Nato

The Pakistani Taliban has announced a ceasefire in a tactical move to
increase attacks in Afghanistan Photo: REUTERS

From The Telegraph:

The Pakistani Taliban has announced a unilateral ceasefire in one of its key tribal strongholds in what analysts suspect is a tactical move to increase attacks on troops in Afghanistan.

Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, the militant leader in Bajaur Agency, said his men would no longer attack Pakistani army forces which have maintained a devastating aerial bombing campaign against his fighters.

Sources close to the Taliban leader said the announcement was made following assurances of an amnesty for his fighters and a secret agreement was signed between the commissioner for Malakand district and Faqir Mohammad and his spokesman, Maulvi Omar.

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My Comment: The Taliban know that the Nato and U.S. surge in Afghanistan will be impacting their military operations and their part of the drug industry this spring. They cannot have that happen .... it is their lifeblood in providing the resources to fuel their insurgency and to give them the political legitimacy that they crave.

All signs now point to a very hot and bloody 2009 in Afghanistan.