March 12, 2010

Some U.S. officials see a growing Taliban-Al Qaeda rift(Living under those drones ain't so nice..)

All the pressure is making life very difficult for them......more drone attacks please.

LA Times

A growing number of Taliban militants in the Pakistani border region are refusing to collaborate with Al Qaeda fighters, declining to provide shelter or assist in attacks in Afghanistan even in return for payment, according to U.S. military and counter-terrorism officials.

The officials, citing evidence from interrogation of detainees, communications intercepts and public statements on extremist websites, say that threats to the militants' long-term survival from Pakistani, Afghan and foreign military action are driving some Afghan Taliban away from Al Qaeda.


By Matt Damon at 03:43 AM | |