Germany worried over Taliban advance in Pakistan

[Coventina]

Source: Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany expressed concern on Friday at the advance of Taliban fighters towards Pakistan's capital and urged the government in Islamabad to take decisive action to ensure the security situation did not deteriorate.

Taliban militants have pushed closer to the capital in recent days, vowing to impose their strict version of Islam across the nuclear-armed Muslim state.

Earlier this month, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari signed a regulation imposing Islamic law in the northwestern Swat valley as part of a deal to end Taliban violence.

"We are following developments in Pakistan very closely and believe like our partners, that the advance of the Taliban ... is worrying," Foreign Ministry spokesman Andreas Peschke told reporters.



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[naaman fletcher]

1. unwinnable..

This war has become unwinnable.. and I was for it when it started. The reason why it was so successful at first is because all we did was drop in a few special forces guys with targeting systems and briefcases full of cash. They helped certain tribal warlords defeat the Taliban. Then, we Americanized the war, and most of the country is against us.

We should have been happy to help the non-batshiat-crazy tribal leaders (not that they are good guys or anything) defeat the Taliban and be happy with that. That war was just about won, and would be won by now.

[Prometheus Bound]

2. "We find the end of feudalism and corruption very worrying," the FM spkesman said.