COL Private RallyPoint Member 373321 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/12/afghan_taliban_relea.php">http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/12/afghan_taliban_relea.php</a> <br /><br />I am wondering if this is for show or a frail attempt at gaining some legitimacy within AF. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/006/356/qrc/default-user-image.png?1443029292"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/12/afghan_taliban_relea.php">Afghan Taliban releases statement condemning attack on Pakistani school | The Long War Journal</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The Afghan Taliban has released a statement, attributed to &quot;Zabihullah Mujahid,&quot; the group&#39;s official spokesman, condemning the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan&#39;s attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar today. The statement was released on the Afghan Taliban&#39;s official Urdu website. The Pakistani Taliban is not named in the short statement, but the Afghan Taliban says it expresses &quot;sorrow over the tragedy and grief for the families of...</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Interesting change in perspective between the AF and PK Taliban. 2014-12-16T19:47:00-05:00 COL Private RallyPoint Member 373321 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/12/afghan_taliban_relea.php">http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/12/afghan_taliban_relea.php</a> <br /><br />I am wondering if this is for show or a frail attempt at gaining some legitimacy within AF. <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/006/356/qrc/default-user-image.png?1443029292"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/12/afghan_taliban_relea.php">Afghan Taliban releases statement condemning attack on Pakistani school | The Long War Journal</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The Afghan Taliban has released a statement, attributed to &quot;Zabihullah Mujahid,&quot; the group&#39;s official spokesman, condemning the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan&#39;s attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar today. The statement was released on the Afghan Taliban&#39;s official Urdu website. The Pakistani Taliban is not named in the short statement, but the Afghan Taliban says it expresses &quot;sorrow over the tragedy and grief for the families of...</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Interesting change in perspective between the AF and PK Taliban. 2014-12-16T19:47:00-05:00 2014-12-16T19:47:00-05:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 373655 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The Tali has had a long history of collateral damage. Not sure what the goal of the PK Taliban of attacking the school other than it's a military school and could have children of soldiers there. It seems more for show to hold on to what they currently have. Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 17 at 2014 12:50 AM 2014-12-17T00:50:17-05:00 2014-12-17T00:50:17-05:00 2014-12-16T19:47:00-05:00