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Originally Posted by S-2
"More problems for your troops only sir. It might be beneficial to Pakistan, but to nato"
Their families are now in the cross-hairs. There's leverage there. Conversely, it draws down the refugee camps and reduces sanctuary across nat'l borders. Helps Karzai keep that foreign aid to Pashtus at a minimum as well.
I think it's good.
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basically you will move the families in camps from pakistan to camps in afghan. Does the afghan govt have the wherewithal to provide security and amenities to them? I guess it will be your duty as well.
Right now, only those who wanted to attack were mostly coming to afghan. Now they can royally come without any checks as among the millions crossing over, whom will you check?
The families shifted something like 10-15 years ago. I could not understand the leverage which you are speaking of. It is actually increasing sanctuary, because from now on, you will not be able to question who is coming to afghan. The question is, are the afghans in refugee camps the primary source for the taliban? If say the percentage is atleast around 70-80, I can see some benefits for nato in the long run of say 3-4 years. If not, you have just increased your problems, in my very humble opinion only.