Words and Phrases

I been talkin' to playwriters
I been workin' on words, phrases
--Running Back to Saskatoon,
The Guess Who
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A phrase Ranger finds amusing in an AP analysis on Afghanistan (Obama Scrambles Against Militant Threat):

"Pakistan's army finally opened a belated offensive against the advance of extremist Taliban fighters"

Are there moderate Taliban fighters? If so, are we o.k. with that?