Musharaff deal allows Taliban to run wild

So much for Bush's bloviating about how the Musharaff deal to stay out of the remote areas of Pakistan won't hurt the war effort:

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A U.S. military official said Wednesday that American troops on Afghanistan's eastern border have seen a threefold increase in attacks since a recent truce between Pakistani troops and pro-Taliban tribesmen that was supposed to have stopped cross-border raids by the militants.

The peace agreement, which followed a June 25 cease-fire, also has contributed to the Taliban's resurgence, the U.S. official said, requesting anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.