An estimated 200 tribal attackers have stormed a pair of bases belonging to Pakistan’s Frontier Corps on the outskirts of Peshawar, killing two of the soldiers and kidnapping another 22.
Exactly which faction carried out the attack was unclear, but one of the Pakistani Taliban blocs claimed credit, insisting they had actually captured more than 30 people in the raid.
The attackers came through checkpoints near the Afghan border, sacking three on their way to the bases. They also reportedly looted weapons and vehicles from the Frontier Corps during the offensive and set two of the checkpoints on fire.
The FC camps were meant to house displaced civilians from the various offensives, but have since been turned into training grounds for the various militias the FC are training to help fight the Taliban factions.
Eleven years and the Taliban have increased the kidnapping of soldiers, green on blues, and green on greens, aside from daring successful attacks right in Kabul. In the meantime, our leaders talk about progress in surges, knight raids, drone attacks, and successful on-going training of Afghan troops and police. There seems to be some contradictions taking place here, or is it that the war is too complicated for us to understand?
Then let´s simplify and clarify it all. What we see happening in Afghanistan is simply a very brave and determined people who are legally resisting the occupation of their country. “Right is Might”. It doesn´t matter who we think is right or who is wrong, what matters is which side truly believes it to be true. There is no way America and its cronies could defeat the Afghan insurgency, not in one hundred years.
I seriously doubt that our leaders care who wins or loses or how many people die, as long as their industries and friends make huge profits. The Profit Motive is the only reason we would continuously humiliate ourselves in such a fashion. Militarily and politically we are, to the point of ridiculous, a bunch of losers, but there are many friends of friends making fortunes over it all.