Taliban capture signals shift by Pakistan ANALYSIS 02/18/2010

Taliban capture signals shift by Pakistan ANALYSIS 02/18/2010 WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s reported capture of the Taliban’s top commander, with CIA help, would represent a dramatic shift after years protecting leaders of a militia that served as its proxy in Afghanistan, analysts said Tuesday. The New York Times broke the news that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was captured in Karachi last week in a secret operation carried out by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) and the Central Intelligence Agency. “It’s a clear signal to the Afghan Taliban commanders in Pakistan: Things have changed. You’ve got to make a choice, either you are going to continue fighting and it’s going to be without our help, or you make a deal,” said Arturo Munoz, a former CIA officer.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100218com3.html

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