The day i turned 29, the entire world was celebrating. Afterall, the US had gunned down their No. 1 enemy on Pakistani soil. Osama Bin Laden, was found in a mansion in Abottabad in Northern Pakistan and in a swift night operation, was killed, identified and buried at sea.
If 9/11 became a watershed in the United States of America's history, Osama Bin Laden's death has become one for the Al-Qaeda. First the terrorist organisation didnt owe up or confirm. Four days later, a statement was issued. Finally Al-Qaeda accepted that Osama Bin Laden, the Al Qaeda leader and military commander was no more. The following days were spent in speculating the operation, the Pakistan-US relations, the blame game... where Al-Qaeda quietly pondered over its future. Who will take the reigns of this world wide empire? Will their fight against the 'kafirs' continue? What will happen to this organisation spread across the world, taking on a new battle everyday?
Maybe Osama's Will contains all those answers. I am sure when Osama was cocooned in that mansion of his for last 5 to 7 years (as per unconfirmed reports), he must have chalked out a plan for the future of Al-Qaeda. The recent reports say that Saif-Al-Adel, an egyptian has been chosen as an interim Al-Qaeda chief.
But even as Al-Qaeda picks up the pieces after Osama's death, the international media is rife with the prospect of Taliban using this opportunity to separate itself from Al-Qaeda. It was afterall Osama Bin Laden who had sworn allegiance to the Taliban leader Mullah Omar in his fight against the soviets. In return, Mullah Omar stood by Osama and helped carry out the 9/11 attacks and later providing him with cover to hide from the forces hunting for him. But now with Osama gone, Taliban is increasingly looking at becoming world's No. 1 terror organisation.
After almost being driven out of Afghanistan, having found refuge in Pakistan's northern SWAT valley, the taliban is slowly but surely emerging as the next big threat for the world. And giving tough competition is Pakistan's own home grown terror organisation - Lashkar-e-Toiba, openly and proudly supported by the Pakistan's ISI and Army. (But we will discuss LeT some other day)
Taliban will be now be the group to look out for. After reading several media reports from the middle east, US, UK and from various organisations, it is clearly becoming evident that Taliban is fully geared to find its ground in Pakistan and is infact spreading its wings across the country.
One of the most compelling documentary that i recently saw was CHILDREN OF THE TALIBAN. It is about how Taliban is now training kids to spread its empire and 'using them to execute allah's will'. For kids who have grown up in last decade in Pakistan's SWAT valley, the North Western Frontier Province, the law-less tribal lands; life has only been about war, playing with real guns, learning about jihad and dreaming of becoming a fidayeen (suicide bomber) one day. Nicknamed as 'weapons of mass destruction' by the Taliban, these young kids aged anywhere between 5 to 15 yrs, have now become a dominant force in the Taliban today. One madrassa teacher in this documentary also goes on to say how in this war, no matter how many muslims die, we will never run out of sacrificial lambs. This documentary is appalling, even terrifying but very very insightful.
Here's a link for those interesting in watching it. A superb watch and i strongly recommend it.
Its disheartening and shocking to see how kids are being brainwashed in Pakistan. What is more unbelievable is that when a journalist (and if i may add a female journalist) can unearth whats happening to the country, how is it that the Pakistani establishment doesnt know about it? But then, its world famous now that Pakistan has always turned a blind eye and deaf ear... Afterall, they didnt even know Osama was living right alongside them.
OSAMA BIN LADEN
If 9/11 became a watershed in the United States of America's history, Osama Bin Laden's death has become one for the Al-Qaeda. First the terrorist organisation didnt owe up or confirm. Four days later, a statement was issued. Finally Al-Qaeda accepted that Osama Bin Laden, the Al Qaeda leader and military commander was no more. The following days were spent in speculating the operation, the Pakistan-US relations, the blame game... where Al-Qaeda quietly pondered over its future. Who will take the reigns of this world wide empire? Will their fight against the 'kafirs' continue? What will happen to this organisation spread across the world, taking on a new battle everyday?
Maybe Osama's Will contains all those answers. I am sure when Osama was cocooned in that mansion of his for last 5 to 7 years (as per unconfirmed reports), he must have chalked out a plan for the future of Al-Qaeda. The recent reports say that Saif-Al-Adel, an egyptian has been chosen as an interim Al-Qaeda chief.
But even as Al-Qaeda picks up the pieces after Osama's death, the international media is rife with the prospect of Taliban using this opportunity to separate itself from Al-Qaeda. It was afterall Osama Bin Laden who had sworn allegiance to the Taliban leader Mullah Omar in his fight against the soviets. In return, Mullah Omar stood by Osama and helped carry out the 9/11 attacks and later providing him with cover to hide from the forces hunting for him. But now with Osama gone, Taliban is increasingly looking at becoming world's No. 1 terror organisation.
Taliban
After almost being driven out of Afghanistan, having found refuge in Pakistan's northern SWAT valley, the taliban is slowly but surely emerging as the next big threat for the world. And giving tough competition is Pakistan's own home grown terror organisation - Lashkar-e-Toiba, openly and proudly supported by the Pakistan's ISI and Army. (But we will discuss LeT some other day)
Taliban will be now be the group to look out for. After reading several media reports from the middle east, US, UK and from various organisations, it is clearly becoming evident that Taliban is fully geared to find its ground in Pakistan and is infact spreading its wings across the country.
One of the most compelling documentary that i recently saw was CHILDREN OF THE TALIBAN. It is about how Taliban is now training kids to spread its empire and 'using them to execute allah's will'. For kids who have grown up in last decade in Pakistan's SWAT valley, the North Western Frontier Province, the law-less tribal lands; life has only been about war, playing with real guns, learning about jihad and dreaming of becoming a fidayeen (suicide bomber) one day. Nicknamed as 'weapons of mass destruction' by the Taliban, these young kids aged anywhere between 5 to 15 yrs, have now become a dominant force in the Taliban today. One madrassa teacher in this documentary also goes on to say how in this war, no matter how many muslims die, we will never run out of sacrificial lambs. This documentary is appalling, even terrifying but very very insightful.
Here's a link for those interesting in watching it. A superb watch and i strongly recommend it.
Its disheartening and shocking to see how kids are being brainwashed in Pakistan. What is more unbelievable is that when a journalist (and if i may add a female journalist) can unearth whats happening to the country, how is it that the Pakistani establishment doesnt know about it? But then, its world famous now that Pakistan has always turned a blind eye and deaf ear... Afterall, they didnt even know Osama was living right alongside them.
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