Uprising against Taliban spreads in Pakistan's tribal region

Peshawar - Pressed by military and partly disgusted by brutality exercised by Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, Pakistani tribesmen are rising up against Islamic militancy in some parts of the tribal region along Afghan border and other areas.

Three ethnic Pashtun tribes in Bajaur district - the Salarzai, Tarkhani and Utmankhel - raised a 'Lashkar,' or private army, of around 10,000 tribesmen to drive Taliban out of their area...

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[the press has found a British bureaucrat and some UN dweeb to state the the war in Afghanistan is 'unwinable' - what's meant when such is said is that those speaking can't do it. If ever there was an untenable situation, it was Iraq by the time Petraeus took command. As always the first crucial step is the intent and resolve to win.]