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Pak army, ISI lending covert support to the Taliban resistance in Afghanistan: Report |
Expressing concerns over the growing
level of sophistication and organization among the Taliban leadership, top US
military and intelligence officials have said that they believe that the Taliban
still gets support from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Pakistani
Army. A report based on the assessment of the US led 'war on terror' by General
Stanley McChrystal, the top military commander in Afghanistan, also highlights
the increasing clout of the Taliban even after eight years of continuous struggle.
In his report General McChrystal has underlined how efficiently Taliban chief
Mullah Omar is running his 'shadow government' in Afghanistan. "Mullah Omar has
appointed shadow governors in most provinces of Afghanistan, levies taxes, establishes
Islamic courts there and conducts a formal review of its military campaign each
winter," The New York Times quoted the report, as saying. Even after Islamabad's
denials, US officials believe that the Pakistani military and the ISI is lending
covert support to the Taliban resistance in Afghanistan. With the recent string
of attacks which has killed several troops from Italy and Germany, the issue of
Taliban leadership council, or shura, in Quetta (Balochistan) is now at the top
of the Obama administration's agenda in its meetings with Pakistani officials,
the newspaper reported further. It is worth mentioning here that Washington has
long complained that senior Taliban leaders based in Quetta, provide money, military
supplies and assist their counterparts in southern Afghanistan with strategic
planning. It may be noted that the majority of the US led allied forces about
68,000 troops are deployed in south Afghanistan itself. However, the US forces
have been surprised by the stiff resistance being offered by the Taliban in the
region. "The Taliban is trying to create trouble elsewhere to alleviate pressure
in the south. They've outmaneuvered us time and time again," said one senior American
intelligence official. |
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