Asia Times Online :: South Asia news - A Taliban surrender and a mass attack A Taliban surrender and a mass attack
By Syed Saleem Shahzad
HERAT, Afghanistan - With the focus of the Taliban's spring offensive turning increasingly toward the northwestern provinces adjoining Iran, rather than on the southwest, the next few months could prove pivotal in the ongoing insurgency against North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led forces.
"The Taliban's new focus is the northwestern region, and there will be many surprises in the coming days," Taliban spokesman Qari
Yousuf Ahmedi told Asia Times Online by telephone.
Indeed, within the space of a few hours the surprises included the surrender of 40 Taliban and a mass Taliban attack on district police outposts.
By Syed Saleem Shahzad
HERAT, Afghanistan - With the focus of the Taliban's spring offensive turning increasingly toward the northwestern provinces adjoining Iran, rather than on the southwest, the next few months could prove pivotal in the ongoing insurgency against North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led forces.
"The Taliban's new focus is the northwestern region, and there will be many surprises in the coming days," Taliban spokesman Qari
Yousuf Ahmedi told Asia Times Online by telephone.
Indeed, within the space of a few hours the surprises included the surrender of 40 Taliban and a mass Taliban attack on district police outposts.
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