[DW] Pakistain has historically been supportive of the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
and has maintained good ties with the group, but a rift in relations has begun to appear in the past few months. What are the reasons behind it?
| "They [the Taliban] won't turn against Islamabad. The are basically Pakistain's proxies," the expert said. |
In late September, a little over a month after taking control of the Afghan capital, Kabul, Taliban fighters stopped a Pak truck at the Torkham border crossing and removed the country's flag from it. |