Jan. 4, 2011 -
PRLog -- Stirring the ‘hornet’s nest’ of militant safe havens and extremism activity in this frontier region may exacerbate the currently tenuous security situation in Pakistan. It is important to study the history of the Waziristans, and the political/social/
economic development of North Waziristan (as well as FATA) after independence in 1947. The root causes of terrorism and extremism is not the conservative ethos and religious faith of the tribal folk, but poverty and lack of opportunities and social safety nets. The War on Terror as it has been fought in Afghanistan has gradually spilled over into Pakistan’s tribal areas – and later, into its urban cities and settled districts. It is also important to analyze Pakistan’s COIN strategy and its critical successes and failures to suggest possible modifications that may enable not just Pakistan, but also the United States, to achieve common goals and objectives in this bloody and relentless war.
Spearhead Research Analysis - 29.12.2010
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