Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-189).
Contents:
Introduction -- Militia strategy and civil war prospects Composition, operations and role of militias -- Legality of arming civil population -- Militia strategy and civil war prospects
Summary:
Since 1947, the Pakistan Army has had no permanent presence in the tribal region of Pakistan; the state couldn't fully establish its writ in the largely inhospitable terrain. During the 1980s, political, socio-cultural, ethnic, military and religious landscapes of Afghanistan provided an enabling environment for freedom fighters to indulge in a civil war. After the fall of the Taliban regime in Kabul, Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants infiltrated into the tribal belt of Pakistan. Washington pressurised Islamabad to launch a military operation against these insurgents. The sporadic military presence and the weak intelligence network in FATA compelled the Pakistani government to devise a new counterinsurgency tactic. The government wanted to win local support against the militias, usually considered an important counterinsurgency strategy. The government encouraged the formation of anti-Taliban militias (Lashkars) in FATA and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These militias backed military operations in the tribal belt. This book touches upon how much the anti-Taliban militias have been effective in Bajaur, Mohmand and Khyber agencies of FATA and Dir, Swat and Buner districts of Malakand division, as well as in Adezai and Mashogagar neighborhoods of Peshawar. In addition, it examines whether or not the anti-Taliban militia at some time can exploit the political, socio-cultural, ethnic, military and religious landscapes in Pakistan and plunge the country into civil strife. For clarity sake, the militias and situations in Pakistan have been compared with Afghanistan. However, the main focus of the book is Pakistan.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1350431285
LCCN:
2022312330
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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