While the State Department refers to the Haqqani Network as being “affiliated” with the Taliban, it is actually wholly “integrated” into the Taliban’s operations.
Source/Credit: Long War Journal
By Thomas Joscelyn & Bill Roggio | July 19, 2017
State Department: Pakistan continues to provide safe haven for Taliban, allied jihadists
By | billroggio@gmail.com |
An audio message from Siraj Haqqani was included in a Dec. 2016 Taliban video emphasizing the group’s alliance with al Qaeda.
The State Department’s newly released Country Reports on Terrorism 2016 points to Pakistan’s ongoing complicity with jihadists in Central and South Asia, including the Afghan Taliban. Despite describing Pakistan as an “important counterterrorism partner,” Foggy Bottom blames the country for harboring some of the forces fighting America’s allies in Afghanistan.
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