Al Qaida-Allied Afghan Fighters Seek New Pakistan Haven -- McClatchy NewsPARACHINAR, Pakistan_ The Haqqani network, an extremist group close to Al Qaida that has mounted devastating attacks in Afghanistan, is attempting to move into a new safe haven in Pakistan's tribal region as a base for attacks on U.S.-led forces across the border, according to leaders of a Pakistani tribe based here.
The Haqqanis, who have a history of close ties to the Pakistani military and its Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, have undertaken negotiations with the main tribe here, the Turi, that the Turi say would open the way for the move from their current base at Miramshah, North Waziristan, into the adjacent Kurram Agency, 80 miles to the north.
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My Comment: I suspect that the Taliban leadership are now of the mind that their area of operation is so riddled with informers and spies, that they can now no longer operate as freely as they use to.
Will the adjoining tribes and territories permit them to come in .... in the past they usually did .... but this time the cost may be too high for them.
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