09 November 2011

Editorial: Pakistan’s, India “Bogeyman”

By Srini Sitaraman

Pakistan appears terrified of an unfriendly government (or at least a pro-India one) assuming power in Afghanistan in 2014, when the United States and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are expected to hand over most security responsibilities to Afghan forces. 

In an effort to establish a pro-Pakistani regime in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, is believed by many to be facilitating attacks on U.S. military outposts in Afghanistan, including assisting in the coordinated attack on the U.S. embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul in September. Some believe the ISI also played a pivotal role in the assassination of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani

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