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Al Qaeda establish 'Islamic state' in Pak province
By Times Of India
02/13/06 "TOA" -- -- NEW DELHI: After taking "virtual control"
of the entire North Waziristan province of Pakistan, Taliban and
Al Qaeda have recently "declared" the establishment of an
'Islamic State' in the area and gained a major base for their
operations against the US-led forces in Afghanistan, media
reports said.
"The Taliban recently declared the establishment of an 'Islamic
State' in North Waziristan, and they now, through the brutal
elimination of criminal elements who previously held sway, in
effect rule in the rugged territory," a latest report in 'Asia
Times' magazine said.
It said that by "taking control of virtually all of Pakistan's
North Waziristan tribal area on the border with Afghanistan, the
Taliban have gained a significant base from which to wage their
resistance against US-led forces in Afghanistan.
..."At the same time, the development solidifies the anti-US
resistance groups in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, which will now
fight under a single strategy," the report in the Hong
Kong-based magazine said.
In a related report, 'The Friday Times' said "the growing
influence of militants and resultant insecurity have forced
tribesmen in the restive North and South Waziristan to migrate
to adjacent districts of the North West Front Province".
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