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2007-10-25 Afghanistan

Pakistan's intelligence agencies did not create Taliban: former Taliban FM

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Posted by Fred 2007-10-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Yeah, sure. It was Saudi petro-dollars that created the Taliban, but it was Pakistan that ginned up this demon. Why else are there so many exploding turbans these days?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-25 02:48|| 2007-10-25 02:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually the ISI did not create the Taliban.

They were the creation of Benazir Bhutto's Interior Minister Nasrullah Babar. At the time, the ISI opposed this.

Posted by john frum 2007-10-25 06:01|| 2007-10-25 06:01|| Front Page Top

#3 John, thanks for that info. Any articles that talk about that in some detail?

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-10-25 18:04|| 2007-10-25 18:04|| Front Page Top

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