Pakistan is not an ally of the United States and should not receive another penny of American aid. But it will.
“Pakistan’s BIG Admission: On TV, Minister Says They are ‘Custodians of Taliban,'” by Manoj Gupta, News 18, September 1, 2021:
The Pakistan government on Wednesday called itself a “custodian” of Taliban leaders and accepted that Islamabad provided shelter and education to the Taliban insurgents in its country. On a TV show, Pakistan interior minister Sheikh Rashid has openly accepted that Imran Khan-led Pakistan government has done everything for Taliban leaders, who are back in power in Afghanistan after 20 years.
“We are custodian of Taliban leaders. We have taken care of them for long. They got shelter, education and home in Pakistan. We have done everything for them,” Rashid said while speaking on Hum News programme ‘Breaking Point with Malick’.
Earlier, CNN-News18 had confirmed the Pakistan ISI’s heavy involvement in the deliberations between the Taliban and the Pakistan government. Exclusive photos accessed by CNN-News18 showed ISI Chief Hameed Faiz meeting top Taliban leaders in Kandahar.
CNN-News18 had previously reported that Pakistan is set to play a major role in the formation of a new government in Kabul.
Hameed Faiz, with Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and other leaders, was seen carrying out Namaz prayers in Kandahar, before Baradar’s departure to Kabul on Saturday.
Before that, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had said that Pakistan is determined to play a “positive role” in Afghanistan as he appealed to the Taliban insurgents and former rulers of the war-ravaged country to formulate an all-inclusive political government after mutual consultations. Our envoy in Afghanistan is also in touch with different Afghan personalities, he had said in a statement….
Keys says
Pakistan sheltered the Taliban until they returned to power.
Pakistan has nuclear bombs.
Pakistan is an ally of China.
China signaled it will help Afghanistan build infrastructure.
Why do the Biden Handlers (Joe does not make the decisions) want to give even more to Taliban controlled Afghanistan than the billions they have already given ?
Hunh ?
What about the mess the Handlers are creating at home ? Hunh ?
mortimer says
Pakistan should be punished for this collapse in Afghastlistan, rather than rewarded with American funding.
Pakistan nurtured the Taliban with American cash, while the US was fighting the Taliban in Afghastlistan.
Insane!
Infidel says
In the meantime, there is this asinine tweet from Lindsay Graham
https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1431329252771864581
Why can’t someone from SC go ahead and primary him? This guy talks no end about Osama and 9/11, and conveniently forgets the country where he was ultimately discovered and killed. And the only reason that operation was a success was that we did not include Pakistan in that plan. Every time we had, it was a fiasco
He’s already said that he’s done w/ Trump! So why aren’t we done w/ him?
gravenimage says
+1
VICTOR COWEN says
So does Britain…millions of Pounds/Dollars every year since I can remember to this ungovernable lunatic Muslim state.
You reap what you sow.
Giacomo Latta says
“We are custodian of Taliban leaders. We have taken care of them for long. They got shelter, education and home in Pakistan. We have done everything for them,”
That will never make it to any page of WaPo so neither Biden nor any of his staff (puppets? puppeteers?) will know anything of it.
OLD GUY says
American tax payers need to stop the wasted funding of foreign aid. Our tax dollars should be spent for the benefit of the American people, not a slush fund for political bribery and personal benefit. Giving money to these countries is the same as committing treason aiding our enemies.
John Lloyd Scharf says
Pakistan’s conspiracy to obstruct freedom by supporting terrorism by our enemies, like Osama bin Laden, should have been obvious.
gravenimage says
Pakistan’s interior minister: ‘We are custodian of Taliban leaders. We have taken care of them for long.’
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Yes–yet Biden is shoveling *more* aid to Pakistan:
“In budget, Biden administration seeks economic support for Pakistan”
https://www.dawn.com/news/1626456
James Frederick Newport says
Nuclear armed nation states that act with violence against the US need to be treated with nuclear arm reactions.
Nuclear non-proliferation by nuclear destruction of their nuclear forces..