Sentence examples for distinct taliban from inspiring English sources

But if Taliban strategists have their way, those forces will face a stiff challenge, not least because of one distinct Taliban advantage: the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan barely exists for the Taliban, who are counting on the fact that American forces cannot reach them in their sanctuaries in Pakistan.

To what extent are Al Qaeda, as distinct from Taliban, still active in Afghanistan and how much have they migrated operations to Pakistan?

Distinct from the Taliban, Hekmatyar was one of the anti-Soviet commanders backed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, and sidelined when the Taliban swept to power.

In the southern provinces of Oruzgan, Kandahar and Helmand, Afghan villagers recently described two distinct groups of Taliban fighters.

To that end, there have been attempts to carve out a good Taliban distinct from the bad, to separate the reconcilables from the irreconcilables.

Hidden Power The analysis outlines two distinct elements of Taliban structure: — a quasi government and the military arm that empowers it.

While they say the absence of American military support in the south is one concern, another is the strength of Arab forces in Afghanistan -- as distinct from the Taliban.

His group is distinct from the Pakistani Taliban, who mostly conduct attacks inside Pakistan.

The official said prisoners in Iraq were clearly covered by the Geneva Conventions and that Iraqi prisoners were "legally distinct" from Qaeda or Taliban prisoners.

Pakistan's Taliban — a distinct organization from the Afghan Taliban, though the two groups maintain ties — has intensified its violence and begun to collaborate more with terrorist groups operating from Pakistani soil, including Al Qaeda.

But NATO generals and diplomats have long complained that the command and control of Taliban fighters, distinct from Qaeda insurgents, trace back to southern Pakistan, and that Pakistani security services ignore the threat.