Waqas 48 Posted May 29, 2009 RAWALPINDI: Military spokesman Maj-Gen Athar Abbas says that many of the Taliban''s arms are coming across the border from Afghanistan. In an interview with a foreign news channel, he said: “Washington is too focused on the safety of Pakistan''s nuclear arsenal.” The United States should "stop worrying about the nukes and start worrying about the weapons lost in Afghanistan," he said. He also commented: “Taliban also are getting weapons and support from "foreign intelligence agencies." Abbas opined that the current conflict there is intricately linked to the situation in Afghanistan. To a question he said that Swat is a political problem, which can only be partially solved by military intervention. He estimated that 10 to 15 percent of the Taliban there are foreign fighters: "Well-trained Arabs, Afghans, with a sprinkling of central Asians and North Africans." He said Mingora city may be secured in 48 hours, but it may be much, much longer before the area is totally pacified. "First you have to disarm the Taliban and then re-establish the writ of government," he said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
