Epstein Secrets

ving that his cousin was innocent, and not involved in any insurgent activities, Tariq joined a group of tribal elders last October at a meeting in Islamabad organized by Reprieve, the human rights group. Neil Williams, a volunteer for Reprieve, spent an hour speaking with Tariq at the meeting. "We star

he wrong cellphone for months, mistaking Amanullah for a senior Taliban leader. A year earlier, a drone strike killed Baitullah Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban, while he was visiting his father- in-law; his wife was vaporized along with him. But the U.S. had already tried four times to assassinate Mehsud wi

d two million refugees.2° In 1991-92 there were nearly three million. But the two countries have had different policies towards the Afghan refugees: Islamabad confined them to refugee camps. It gave the Pakistanis a better political control over those foreigners but made the latter totally dependent on in

e-Taliban Pakistan), if it stays a force to reckon with? It already allied itself with anti-Shia militants in its war against Islamabad. After all, the Pakistani Taliban has been important as a force for the fight in Afghanistan. The role TTP could play after 2014 would not necessarily be in Iran's interest. Even if

ence of American troops, Pakistan's own ascendant Taliban could feel free to join hands with Afghanistan's Taliban. In other words, these days even Islamabad is interested in putting the Taliban in a cage — or a peace agreement. In fact, Islamabad has favored a negotiated reconciliation between the Afgha

to the Taliban to protect its interests in Afghanistan, but lately its government has been challenged by its own violent Islamist groups, including the Pakistani Taliban. Pakistanis have opposed Indian influence in Afghanistan on the ground that India might turn Pashtun nationalism against Pakistan. But that hypothe

ier Province, since renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, the land of Pakhtuns or Pashtuns. At one point the insurgents were 60 miles away from the capital, Islamabad, sending shudders across the country. In a massive operation more than 100,000 troops pushed back the Taliban offensive, but the government's cont

kistan, or TTP, has evolved into a formidable insurgent force, presenting a serious threat to Pakistan's own national security. Both the Afghan and the Pakistani Taliban are predominantly Pashtun movements and have close ideological and organizational ties. Despite differences on tactics, the two share an objective