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U.S., allies dismayed by Pakistan deal in Swat

by Red Brick | 3 years, 3 month(s) ago

Pro-Taliban cleric heads to region to convince militants to stop fighting

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By the way, what USA is doing in Afghanistan? And why Americans are so much concerned about this, Swat is close to "Afghan border" not "US Border"...!
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MINGORA, Pakistan - Battle-weary residents welcomed a pro-Taliban cleric dispatched by the government Tuesday to convince militants in the former tourist haven of Swat to stop fighting in exchange for the imposition of Islamic law and suspension of military offensives there. Sufi Muhammad arrived in a caravan of some 300 vehicles in Swat Valley's main city of Mingora a day after he struck the truce, which a U.S. defense official called "negative" and critics said represented a surrender to extremists fanning out from nearby strongholds close to the Afghan border. NATO also expressed dismay. "We would all be concerned by a situation in which extremists would have safe haven," NATO spokesman James Appathurai said at a news briefing. "It is certainly reason for concern."
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