1. a) The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. When/why did they develop this program?

3. a) Who is Pakistan willing to share their methods with?
b) Why are they willing to do so?

4. a) How many Taliban jihadists have been reformed through the program?
b) What steps does the program entail? Describe the program. Be specific.

5. List the reasons young men give for joining the Taliban, according to an unnamed Pakistani official.

6. During an interview with the NY Post, Maj. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa said, “We have a 99 percent success rate. [The Taliban] would have killed themselves and a lot of other people, too. We are saving a lot of lives. They never again join the [Pakistan Taliban],” Bajwa insisted. “But we put in place a system of monitoring them with the help of an integrated team, the family and local police.” A source said there was only one case in which it appeared the reboot might not be working. “This monitoring time actually caters for that risk and possibility,” the source said.
Officials said most of the Taliban jihadists rehabilitated were suicide bombers and mid-level troop commanders.

What do you think:
a) Can we trust the Pakistani military when they say they have successfully rehabilitated the majority of Taliban terrorists they capture?
b) Can the Pakistanis trust that the terrorists they rehabilitate have truly renounced terrorism?
c) If the rehabilitation program really works on most Taliban, do you think it would also be successful in rehabilitating ISIS terrorists?
Explain your answers.