Khawaja Muhammad Asif

Amu: Pakistan’s defense minister said internal divisions within the Taliban have contributed to Pakistan’s deteriorating security situation and regional instability, adding that the Taliban have failed to provide Islamabad with concrete assurances on curbing militancy. Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the Taliban were split into rival factions based in Kabul and Kandahar, with differing approaches to governance and freedoms, and that the divisions had become apparent to the international community. “These differences are now visible to the world,” Asif said in televised remarks. “One faction wants to slightly open space, while the other wants to impose complete suppression of all freedoms.” Click here to read more (external link).