The Taliban in Pakistan


Published on Aug 2, 2012 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVeN1S2c0Xo&feature=share

We went to Pakistan to investigate why suicide bombings, IED use, and the Taliban are all growing at alarming rates.

In a recent trip to Pakistan to report on the recent spike in the region's violence and bloodshed, Suroosh Alvi heard over and over the same sentiment from people on the ground: America's war on terror is falling flat on its face. The military conflict in neighboring Afghanistan, repeatedly cited by locals, sends a constant flood of guns, refugees, militants, and heroin flowing into Pakistan. Heroin is now actually cheaper than hashish in cities like Lahore, and the Kalashnikov culture, the foundation of which was laid 30 years ago when the CIA financed the mujahideen, is all-consuming. According to the Pakistanis he spoke to, it's all taken a devastating toll on the country and is creating the next generation of militants.

Hosted by Suroosh Alvi | Originally released in 2010 on http://vice.com

NB - we may note that many fanatic paramilitary formations carry out charitable and humanitarian activities. Cruelty and kindness often go together in ideologically driven militant group activity.

See also: The Gun Markets of Pakistan

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