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'Neither govt nor ISI helping Taliban'. Really.
 President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday publicly acknowledged that Al Qaeda and Taliban militants were crossing from Pakistan to launch attacks inside Afghanistan, stressing that such actions were neither government- nor ISI- (Inter-Services Intelligence) sponsored. In an address attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his senior most officials, General Musharraf said: "There are Qaeda and Taliban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Certainly they are crossing from (the) Pakistan side and causing bomb blasts and terrorist activities in your country." However, he went on to stress: "Let me say neither the government of Pakistan nor ISI is involved in any kind of interference inside Afghanistan." Saying that both sides had to now end the "blame game", he urged Kabul to work with Islamabad on a new strategy to combat the Taliban. Posted by: Fred 2006-09-08 |
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