Afghan president says he'll send troops to Pakistan to fight Taliban

by Barry Artiste | June 15, 2008 at 02:38 am

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Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Though a good idea in principle. Perhaps invading another country accused of harbouring the Taliban would open a can of worms to both our troops, the middle east and India in our quest to rid the Taliban from the face of the earth. Pakistan is also seen as a US Ally in the war on Terrorism and in the hunt for Bin Laden, though many feel Pakistan may not be doing enough in preventing the Taliban from operating in Pakistan's outskirt communities.

It is said the Taliban use Pakistan's porous border to flee from Afghanistan when fighting Canadian and allied troops. An invasion of a nuclear power would put many countries ill at ease, with Inida most likely joining the fray as India and Pakistan relations are strained and India may use this excuse to join in the fight with Iran at a close second.

Afghan president says he'll send troops to Pakistan to fight Taliban

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to send Afghan troops across the border to fight militants in Pakistan, a forceful warning to insurgents and the Pakistani government that his country is fed up with cross-border attacks.

Karzai said Afghanistan has the right to self defense, and because militants cross over from Pakistan "to come and kill Afghan and kill coalition troops, it exactly gives us the right to do the same."

Speaking at a Sunday news conference, Karzai warned Pakistan-based Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud that Afghan forces would target him on his home turf. He is suspected in last year's assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.