Afghanistan fears Swat deal may harm its security

[Coventina]

Source: Reuters

KABUL, April 14 (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Tuesday it was concerned its own security could be hurt by a deal between Pakistan and Taliban guerrillas to impose Islamic law on a Pakistani valley.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari signed a regulation on Monday imposing sharia on Swat, a picturesque valley in northwest Pakistan, as part of a deal to end violence from the strict Islamist guerrillas.

But Afghanistan, fighting its own insurgency against the Taliban, has long worried that success by the Taliban in Pakistan could embolden the militants on both sides of the border.

"Since any deal with terrorist groups can have effects on the security of our own country and people, we ask the country of Pakistan to take into consideration the issue of security and its side-effects on relations between the two countries," Afghan presidential spokesman Humayun Hamidzada told a news briefing.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSISL137289

[acmavm]

1. I can see why Pakistan would think that. I think that it's really bad

juju for the entire planet myself. These people are nut jobs.

[pinto]

2. Not to mention Pakistan itself.

And recent reports note a move by the Taliban into a neighboring valley, ~60 miles from Islamabad.

[ohio2007]

3. Thats just crazy talk. Pakistan is their last territorial demand

India will have a new neighbor....kinder,gentler and more understanding nation I bet. What Taliban spin offs take place elsewhere is of no concern to anyone.

/sarc