Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2455-1001629922-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:35:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 32189 invoked by uid 510); 27 Sep 2001 22:33:32 -0000 Received: from n14.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.64) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 27 Sep 2001 22:33:32 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2455-1001629922-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.224] by jk.egroups.com with NNFMP; 27 Sep 2001 22:33:16 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 27 Sep 2001 22:32:02 -0000 Received: (qmail 3708 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2001 22:32:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by 10.1.1.224 with QMQP; 27 Sep 2001 22:32:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 27 Sep 2001 22:33:16 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id PAA22344 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:33:16 -0700 Message-Id: <200109272233.PAA22344@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:33:16 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Key.commanders.abandoning.Taliban] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Times of India - Sept 27, 2001 <a href="http://www.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=1396716404">http://www.timesofindia.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=1396716404> Key commanders abandoning Taliban PESHAWAR: Taliban control over key provinces in eastern Afghanistan is beginning to weaken, with several commanders close to abandoning their support for the militia, Afghan sources here said on Thursday. The sources said several Taliban allies in Paktia, Nangahar, Laghman and Kunar were wavering in their backing of the fundamentalist militia, due to long-term concerns over a drop in business and current fears of an attack by the United States. One source, a Pakistan-based Afghan businessman with regular contacts with three commanders in Kunar and Nangahar, said the Taliban were losing its grip in several districts, notably in rural areas that it is less eager to defend. "The commanders are unhappy with the way things are going. Some commanders in Kunar, for example, are no longer making money from the timber trade now the borders are shut," said one source, a member of a now-neutral mujahideen (holy warriors) group. "The Taliban position in major towns is safe for the moment, but they don't have any real presence in some of the outlying areas. They have abandoned a lot of posts, and local commanders are close to abandoning them," another Afghan source said. "They have a feeling of wait and see. They do not want to be targets (of the US)." Reports here of wavering support for the Taliban, and increased opposition activity in eastern Afghanistan, have been mounting in recent days as the threat of US military action looms over the hardline militia. The United Nations said on Thursday it had received reports of the Taliban enlisting young men in the western city of Herat and other reports have indicated that the militia is sending reinforcements to the north of the country to counter an offensive by opposition forces. But the reports and further details of the shifting allegiances have been sketchy and difficult to verify, with the border with Pakistan closed and just a trickle of travellers making it across the border. The Taliban is gearing up for what it expects to be a major US onslaught and retaliation for its hosting of alleged terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden, blamed for the devastating September 11 attacks on New York and Washington. ( AFP ) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE VeriSign guide to security solutions for your web site: encrypting transactions, securing intranets, and more! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UnN2wB/m5_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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