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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Monday, June 09, 2008

Our allies in Pakistan

It's not like we didn't know, but it's still bad seeing it written out.
Pakistani intelligence agents and paramilitary forces have helped train Taliban insurgents and have given them information about American troop movements in Afghanistan, said a report published Monday by a U.S. think tank (RAND.)....

The study, "Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan," found some active and former officials in Pakistan's intelligence service and the Frontier Corps — a Pakistani paramilitary force deployed along the Afghan border — provided direct assistance to Taliban militants and helped secure medical care for wounded fighters.

It said NATO officials have uncovered several instances of Pakistani intelligence agents providing information to Taliban fighters, even "tipping off Taliban forces about the location and movement of Afghan and coalition forces, which undermined several U.S. and NATO anti-Taliban military operations."
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posted by mikevotes at 9:09 PM

2 Comments:

  • Isn't it about time to start making overtures to India, however insincere those efforts may be?

    We've already blown $10 billion on Musharraf and have nothing to show for it. Spending 2 or 3 billion on India would really shake up Pakistan.
    They fear an Indo-American alliance more than they fear the Taliban. Just having Obama make such noises would likely produce positive results at this point.

    As I've said before, it is in Pakistan's interests to keep Afghanistan unstable. They've stopped pretending to read off our script. India is not only a stable democracy, it is also facing serious threats from her neighbours. By the U.S. backing India, Pakistan loses an ally, strengthens their primary enemy, and still carries all of the risks associated with turning a blind eye to the Taliban.

    By Blogger Todd Dugdale , at 5:39 PM  

  • I think that was part of the nuclear deal that has since stalled out.

    But, more broadly, Republican presidents have always preferred Pakistan in the rivalry.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 9:14 PM  

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