But the flaws are obvious: the draft is silent about militants' cross-border forays into Afghanistan; and it is not clear how ineffective tribal elders can wield influence over well-armed militants.

但是缺陷很明显：草案没提及关于军事人员越界攻击阿富汗的问题；弱势的部族长老怎样对装备良好的武装分子施加影响也不清楚。

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The United States has long maintained that the Haqqani network is using its bases in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region to launch cross-border guerrilla raids in Afghanistan.

美国长期以来一直认为，哈卡尼网络利用它在巴基斯坦北瓦济里斯坦部落地区的基地在阿富汗发动游击队跨境突袭。

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The Pakistan government is offering some cooperation in halting the cross-border attacks by Islamist fighters from the tribal areas into Afghanistan.

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They could be a force for cross-sectarian reconciliation, since many of the big tribal confederations, such as the Shammar, straddle the Sunni-Shia divide.

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