Taliban paid £100 a month to stop fighting

dipsydoodle

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Sun Nov-27-11 05:12 AM
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Taliban paid £100 a month to stop fighting

The “reintegration” programme, which has the full support of Nato, is intended to keep them from attacking troops from the International Stabilisation and Assistance Force (ISAF).

Those who have attacked and killed British forces are also effectively given an amnesty, which means they will never be put on trial.

The amnesty extends to all Taliban fighters, including those who have taken part in atrocities, such as murdering children, beheadings and hanging women.

The agreement is part of a policy signed by the British Government in which insurgents are being allowed to “walk off the battlefield” and enter a “reintegration” scheme.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8901151/Taliban-paid-100-a-month-to-stop-fighting.html

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Paulparis

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Sun Nov-27-11 07:25 AM
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1. Stop short-term thinking..

I'm not sure that this is a reliable long-term solution.. In my opinion, it looks rather like a decision linked to electoral issues...

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Sun Nov-27-11 07:27 AM
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2. Recommend

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