Pakistan military brooks no dissent on the Taliban – Asia Times

PESHAWAR Pakistan s autonomous military has hijacked the nation s Afghanistan policy, a power play that aims to shield the Taliban s takeover and its implications for everything from terror threats to new refugee flows from democratic debate.

Known for its outsized foreign policy role, Pakistan s security agencies tacitly supported the Taliban while it was fighting US, NATO and Afghan national forces, including by providing the militant group sanctuaries, training, arms, help in fundraising and even modern medical care for its wounded fighters.

Analysts and observers have suggested Pakistan s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency provided strategic battlefield advice that helped to steer the Taliban s blitzkrieg takeover as soon as US troops withdrew a lightning strike strategy that US and Western intelligence agencies clearly didn t foresee.

via asiatimes.com