Michael Hughes

Michael Hughes: Just as the spirit of rapprochement between Kabul and Islamabad is in the air on the eve of talks with the insurgency, it appears Pakistan’s military chieftains have sunk to a new nadir amid reports they are supporting Daesh, otherwise known as the Islamic State, the sworn enemy of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Meanwhile, Washington persists on operating with blinders when it comes to its wayward ally in the war on terror, continuing to fund and weaponize Islamabad despite the odd couple’s divergent interests. Click here to read more.