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Pakistan's version of our Democrat party finds itself with a very similar problem. *snip*
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Taliban moderates (or "traditionalists") believe their radical foes have turned into
homicidal maniacs. The radicals, in turn, see their less bloodthirsty Pushtun
brethren as weak and not up to the task. All those dead chiefs and elders have
generated dozens of nasty blood feuds. This is making it more difficult for the
Taliban to keep operations going. The much publicized "Spring Offensive" was a
bust partly because the Taliban could not get enough of their people across the
border and into Afghanistan. Too many Taliban were still back in Pakistan,
fighting other Taliban, or non-Taliban Pushtuns. - [Taliban Fight Each Other Over Traditions]
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