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September 07, 2008
Dexter Filkins on Pakistan, the Taliban and the US
There's a fascinating interview with Dexter Filkins on BBC Radio 4's The World this Weekend today - listen again here, from about 23:30 into the broadcast. Filkins reports that Pakistani forces in the border regions (with Afghanistan) have failed to take effective action against the Taliban, and there have even been clashes between US forces and forces in Pakistan.
Pakistan denies this. However - if accurate - it does give an interesting perspective on the links between Pakistan and the Taliban, and the implications of this for Afghanistan.
Posted by jon_mendel at September 7, 2008 06:16 PM
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