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The U.S.-Pakistan Relationship Needs a Rethink

17th September, 2021 · admin

Taliban leader Mullah Baradar with Pakistan’s ISI Chief Faiz Hameed

Bloomberg: Taliban leaders would not hold power in Kabul today if not for Pakistani support. The haven that Taliban commanders, their families and their fighters received within Pakistan allowed the insurgents — devastated and scattered by the initial U.S. invasion in 2001 — to rebuild their ranks. For nearly two decades, elements within the Pakistani military provided money, training and logistical support to the Taliban, even as Pakistan pocketed more than $33 billion in American aid. Pakistani leaders have hardly bothered to disguise their satisfaction at the Taliban victory. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Political News, Security, Taliban | Tags: Pakistan takeover of Afghanistan via Taliban, Pashtuns handover Afghanistan to Pakistan, Taliban - Pakistani asset |
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