“The nature and future of Afghanistan’s war is now bound to international political calculation, not least the United States’s electoral timetable. ... ... ... while the Pakistani army is combating militias in northwest Pakistan, including Pakistani elements of the Taliban, Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and other agencies will be increasing their links with the Afghan Taliban.”
(Paul Rogers, Afghanistan: a phantom endgame)
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Paul Rogers, Afghanistan: a phantom endgame. 2010-05-03, Open Democracy Global Security: http://www.opendemocracy.net/paul-rogers/afghanistan-phantom-endgame
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