“Islam does not recognise boundaries and jihad (holy war) in Afghanistan will continue,” said Mehsud, as we noted earlier. This kind of talk has made the Karzai government nervous, and for very good reason.
“Afghanistan urges Pakistan to stop attacks,” from AFP, May 24 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist):
KABUL (AFP) “” Pakistan must not allow its soil to be used to launch attacks in Afghanistan, the government said Saturday after a Pakistani militant vowed to continue “jihad” while pursuing peace talks with Islamabad.
The statement by Pakistani Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud Saturday was “naked interference” in Afghanistan’s affairs, defence ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi told AFP.
“Our hope from the Pakistan government is to prevent its soil being used against our country,” Azimi said.
One would hope, but it may not even be able to do so even if it wanted to.