Pakistan defended itself Friday against Afghan claims of complicity in the apparent revival of the Taleban, and called on Kabul to share intelligence to help thwart the fightersâ stepped-up insurgency.
| "Yes. Help us figure where the intel leaks are coming from... |
âThere have been incidents in other parts of Afghanistan â very far away from our border with Afghanistan,â Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri said at the conclusion of a two-day visit to Kabul. âSurely they are not being done because the ISI or the government of Pakistan is turning a blind eye,â he said, referring to Afghan accusations against Pakistanâs military Inter Services Intelligence agency. âThey happen despite the efforts of governments to contain them and they happen in Europe, America, Asia.â
| "And the roads connecting these remote parts with Pakland are very bad, so it's obvious they're not coming from there. The bus service is terrible..." |
Afghan officials have blamed a surge in violence, concentrated in  but not confined to  former Taleban strongholds in the south and southeast, on remnants of the ousted militia allegedly regrouping in Pakistanâs remote tribal borderlands. Some Afghan officials have accused elements of the ISI of helping them regroup and organize attacks inside Afghanistan, but have produced no evidence for their claims. Pakistan has conceded that Taleban fighters are in their territory, but denies supporting them and insists there are far more inside Afghanistan.
| "You just don't see them that much..." |
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