The Taliban and Pakistani government have officially negotiated a truce in North Waziristan [see post from yesterday for background.] There is no agreement preventing the harboring of al Qaeda, or a requirement they leave the region. “Tuesday’s agreement said foreigners could stay in Waziristan, as long as they kept the peace.” Pakistani President Musharraf will visit Afghanistan, as unnamed Pakistani intelligence sources claim “the [Afghan] insurgency is purely an internal Afghan issue.”
