| Elder brothers, surely. After all, they are a wholly owned subsidiary of the ISI. |
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front man Zabiullah Mujahid has said that if the Taliban do end up having a say in the Afghan polity one day, they will approach Pakistain "as a brother and a neighbour", seeking "comprehensive ties based on mutual respect, just as we seek such relations with all other neighbours."
He acknowledged that Pakistain had remained "the most important hub" for Afghan refugees during the Soviet invasion, and that it was even considered a "second home" by Afghans.
Speaking to Dawn.com, Mujahid also outlined the motivation for talks with the US, the conditions in which they are prepared to negotiate and their vision for a new political order, while insisting that the Taliban are holding talks with the United States "on their own initiative".
Responding to a question regarding the timing of the talks, Mujahid explained that, even prior to the US invasion, the Taliban had asked Washington to engage in dialogue instead of war.