Sunday - July 24, 2005
Desperation
The Taliban and Al-Qaeda may be on their last legs in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan’s government is cracking down, arresting hundreds and in Afghanistan, the Taliban has lost so many fighters in recent attacks that they are now recruiting children, literally “drafting” them away from their families. Reports are that the Taliban has lost over 500 fighters in recent months and are now forcing families to give up their 14 year old sons to fight. This is just like the death throes of Nazi Germany in 1945. The murderous fiends always resort to putting children and old men in the line of fire to sustain their ideology of hatred. It is sad, terribly sad but it is a sign that we are winning the war against these madmen. If only there were some way to keep the children out of this. If only ....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Fierce fighting in recent months has devastated the ranks of the Taliban, prompting the rebels to recruit children and force some families to provide one son to fight with them, a U.S. commander said Saturday.
The fighting has fractured the Taliban’s command structure, preventing the militants from regrouping, even though there has been an upsurge in violence, Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya, the U.S. military operational commander in Afghanistan, told The Associated Press in an interview.
Despite the setback — more than 500 rebels have been killed since March — the militants are likely to step up attacks in the lead-up to crucial Sept. 18 legislative elections, he said.
“The Taliban and al-Qaida feel that this is their final chance to impede Afghanistan’s progress to ... becoming a nation,” Kamiya said. “They will challenge us all the way through Sept. 18.”
He said the rebels were desperately trying to recruit new fighters to replace those killed recently, and has even forced families in some areas “to give up one son to fight.”
“They have been hit so hard they now have to recruit more fighters. They are recruiting younger and younger fighters: 14, 15 and 16 years-old,” Kamiya said. “The enemy is having a hard time keeping its recruit rates up.”
Posted by The Skipper
on 07/24/2005 at 01:12 AM
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