In Quotes: Excerpts From Nato Report On Taliban -- BBC
A secret Nato report seen by the BBC suggests the Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly helped by the Pakistani security service (ISI).
Here are excerpts from the report, based on interrogations of more than 4,000 captured Taliban, al-Qaeda, foreign fighters and civilians.
"Reflections from detainees indicate that Pakistan's manipulation of Taliban senior leadership continues unabatedly."
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My Comment: The quote that got my attention was the following ....
.... "Because Sirajuddin [Haqqani] remains in hiding, his younger brother Badruddin co-ordinates all military operations for the Haqqani network. The group has become highly centralised around Badruddin and very little can occur with his knowledge or consent."
"Senior Taliban representatives, such as Nasiruddin Haqqani, maintain residences in the immediate vicinity of ISI headquarters in Islamabad, Pakistan."
A top secret NATO report is confirming that some of the Taliban leadership live next door to the headquarters of Pakistan ISI intelligence services. Sighhh .... first it was Bin laden living next door to a Pakistani military base, now some of the Taliban's leadership live next door to Pakistan's intelligence services .... this stinks.
Hat Tip: AzmatZahra