Yo...the Pakistani Taliban disintegrated

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Pakistani Taliban leaders pledge allegiance to Islamic State

The announcement marked the first instance of a major contingent of Taliban figures signaling a renouncement of fealty to the Afghan Taliban’s supreme leader, Mohammad Omar. If additional Taliban commanders follow suit, the changing loyalties could not only weaken the Afghan Taliban but also leave Pakistan and Afghanistan more vulnerable to the sort of brutal tactics employed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, analysts say.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...837e7e-53df-11e4-809b-8cc0a295c773_story.html



We have a bunch of independent groups now. The movement died with Hakimullah Mehsud.

 

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In other news the Afghan Taliban still giving out work.

Taliban ambush kills 22 Afghan soliders

Taliban insurgents ambushed a convoy of Afghan security forces in a mountainous area of northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing 22 soldiers and police, an official said.

The Taliban fighters attacked from the mountains as the convoy was traveling through Laghman Valley in Sar-e-Pul province, Gov. Abdul Jabar Haqbeen said.

Eight security forces were wounded and seven were taken captive by the insurgents.

"Twelve army and police vehicles are totally destroyed,” Haqbeen said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/13/us-afghanistan-ambush-idUSKCN0I211220141013