Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa (L) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt General Faiz Hameed (R).

Javid Ahmad via WSJ: The collapse of the Afghan republic was no accident. It was the culmination of many collective failures, but at the heart of the tragedy was the role played by one country: Pakistan. Pakistan has long followed a dual-track approach in Afghanistan, hosting the Taliban on its soil while ostensibly working as a U.S. counterterrorism partner. Click here to read more (external link).