Al-Qaida, Taliban rift emerges
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="militia">militia</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dump">dump</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p><p><span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hideouts">hideouts</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Osama">Osama</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Laden">Laden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finances">finances</span> <span word="drying">drying</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="treason">treason</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span> <span word="process">process</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>."</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="codes">codes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="theSoviets">theSoviets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="dear">dear</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Laden">Laden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 11, 2001, <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawless">lawless</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="belt">belt</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>.</p>
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