CIA
Abandoning TTP - The Beginning of the End
Latif Mehsud, second in command of the so
called "Tehriq e Taliban Pakistan" was captured by the US forces a
few days ago in Afghanistan, after Pakistan's ISI tipped off US forces of the
"top commander of the Afghan Taliban". Little did they realise they
had arrested a CIA asset. Why the US arrested him is a sign that the TTP is crumbling.
It took many naive US soldiers by surprise
when they realised that this dreaded militant was being escorted by officials
of the Afghan intelligence and Afghan army, we were travelling in vehicles with
Latif Mehsud at the time of his capture. Upon interrogation by US forces, it
was revealed that, their destination was the Indian High Commission in
Jalalabad. Latif Mehsud is currently under arrest at Bagram Airbase awaiting
further interrogation.
So why did US capture their ex-henchman? Well
2014 is around the corner...the endgame has arrived which means the end of the
TTP. This outfit was considered a strategic asset of the CIA inside Pakistan,
but as the US prepares to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the decision of
the CIA is to obliterate the TTP rather than risk this group going rogue and
his arrest is a clear indication of that.
Those of you who don't know, US forces REFUSED
on many occasions to attack TTP camps inside Afghanistan because the TTP had
not attacked US forces - in fact, soon after the Malala incident (where TTP
operatives had come from Afghanistan), the US refused to arrest known militants
associated with the attack on her.
Soon after Mehsud's arrest, Karzai unleashed
his anger over US forces in public for their unilateral action. Karzai and
India want to keep TTP intact post-US withdrawal. The US on the other hand
seems to have opposed that for various reasons.
Conclusion: India is desperately trying to
keep Pakistan bleeding, but it looks like India's love affair with Afghanistan
has come to a grinding halt. India's Afghanistan project has miserably failed -
it had put its faith in the UNOCOL elected Afghanistan government (City Hall of
Kabul in reality) yet this fake government was not able to put its writ on any
part of Afghanistan. In fact, the central government today is weaker than it
was 5 years ago!
Post 2014 will be Pakistan's retribution
phase, which has already started in Kashmir. Many within Pakistan are openly
calling for support to Khalistan and the Northeast Separatists coupled with
cooperation from Dravida Nadu separatists in South India. Indian think tanks
are in panic mode at the moment - their crimes inside Pakistan have been
Himalayan in nature but retribution is bound to be higher in quantity as well
as in quality.
Game on India...the ball is in our court now.
Enjoy the ride!
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