Taliban Leave Swat Now Set Up In Shangla!, Kill these ba*tards!

Easy To Me

The Taliban who escaped the military action in Swat are said now to have assembled in the neighbouring Shangla district. Politicians there have confirmed the presence of the militants in large numbers. They also appear unshaken by the action against them and have been establishing check posts and road blocks to assert their hold over the area. Local people quite naturally feel alarmed. Attacks have been reported on the homes of some influential people who have opposed extremism or spoken out against the Taliban. Quite evidently their tactics and methods remain the same. We wonder how the authorities plan to tackle this situation. It now seems quite apparent that this is the line of action the Taliban will follow. As they are hunted down in one part of the province they will simply retreat to another. From here they may already be planning an eventual return to areas wrested away from them after a massive effort. People in Shangla are now demanding they be flushed out of their towns and villages as well, but have been concerned about possible civilian casualties in case the army moves in.We need to find a solution. The one at present resembles some childish game of hide and seek. But for people it has deadly repercussions. It is obvious also that the Taliban possess enough gun power and force to present a threat even now. Key leaders who remain on the loose are possibly organizing their actions. We need a plan to deal with the militants in a more holistic manner. They must be prevented from terrorizing one group of people and then another. There is no sense in chasing them out from one location only to have them assemble in another. A plan needs to be put into effect to achieve this and rescue the NWFP of a scourge it has faced for far too many months and years.