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Gath Valley MissionNEW ALLIANCES FOR AFGHANISTAN AND AMERICA
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Agenda u Nuristani Tribesu “Kafiristan”u New Alliancesu Gaths and Gath Valley
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Nuristani Tribes
u Do not have a formal tribal structure like the Pashtuns
u Six from the north-south valleys and 30 from the east-west valley
u Fiercely independent
u Descend from central Asian tribes and Greek invaders led by Alexander the Great
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“Kafiristan”
u Region called “Kafiristan” during 19th-century British influence
u Kafirs (“unbelievers”): Pagan beliefs until forcibly converted to Islam in the late 1890s
u Hinduism and Zoroastrianism plus local gods and spirits
u Each village and each clan had its guardian deity
u Shamans advised the help-seekers and priests presiding at religious services
u Cults centered on the sacrifice of animals, mostly goats
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“Kafiristan”
u Similar to the faith of the Kalash people of northwestern Pakistan
u Indo-European religion evolved into Greek and other famous pre-Christian religions of the region
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New Alliances
u Marginalized tribes
u Likeliest to welcome aid against Taliban
u Coalition open even to the Gaths?
u Easier for other other disparate elements to get along
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Gaths and Gath Valley
u Distinct ethic group
u Long history of conflict with neighboring tribes and past invaders
u No one has ever succeeded in taking Gath Valley
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Gath Valley Missionu Mobile forces based in
Gath Valley
u Clearly a defensible position
u Gaths have held it for centuries
u Harder for Taliban to sneak across Pakistan border