Pak may be aiding Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan to hit back at India: Report

October 10th, 2009 TEHRAN - Afghanistan's city of Heart, which lies on the country's border with Iran, reportedly serves as a site from where Iran smuggles weapons to the Taliban. The ancient city has long enjoyed economic development because of strong economic ties with Iran, but it is now being alleged that Iran is backing the Taliban by supplying weapons through this city, The CBS News reports.

September 29th, 2009 KABUL - At least 30 people were killed and 39 others injured Tuesday when the passenger bus in which they were travelling struck a landmine in southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the interior ministry said in a statement. "In the tragic incident, occurred in Maiwand district, 30 civilians including 10 children, seven women and 13 men were killed and 39 others sustained injuries," the statement said.

September 27th, 2009 KABUL - A senior advisor at the Afghan Foreign Ministry has seconded General Stanley McChrystal's stance that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is still offering covert support to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Daoud Muradian said Taliban's recent resurgence in Afghanistan is being funded by Pakistan's intelligence services.

September 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - India has accused Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of playing a disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency by continuing to provide aid to the Afghan Taliban to complicate the military situation there. "They are a tandem," External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - New Delhi has charged that Islamabad's disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency alongwith aid for the Afghan Taliban provided by Pakistan's spy agency has complicated the military situation in Afghanistan, with India's foreign minister asserting "they are still together". "They are a tandem," External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India and Afghanistan have covertly aided the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Geo TV reported Sunday quoting an official report. It said that 23 arrested militants of the group allegedly confessed they had links with Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies.

September 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - US Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, has said that Islamabad is reluctant to target Taliban leaders present on its soil despite repeated appeals by America in this regard. In an interview with a US daily, Patterson said even after eight years of Pakistan agreeing to support the US in its war against the Al-Qaeda and Taliban, Islamabad, it appears, has 'different priorities' from the US.

September 12th, 2009 KABUL - Almost eight years after the war began in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 9/11 carnage, the Taliban insurgency has spread across 80 percent of the country. The violent incidents this week have drawn attention to the deteriorating security situation of northern Afghanistan, which had largely remained peaceful so far, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

August 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a bid to disrupt the flow of drug money that is aiding Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has reportedly put 50 alleged drug traffickers on a hit list for elimination. According to a congressional study, this targeting reflects a major shift in US counter narcotics strategy in Afghanistan.

June 27th, 2009 LAHORE - The International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, Lieutenant General Jim Dutton, has said that the Pakistan military's operation against Baitullah Mehsud is extremely important in defeating the Taliban on both sides of the Pak-Afghanistan border. The Daily Times quoted him as saying, that the troop surge in Afghanistan could push the Taliban back to their original positions, including Pakistan.

June 22nd, 2009 Obama aide to visit Afghanistan, Pakistan, IndiaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's national security adviser is traveling to Afghanistan and Pakistan. White House spokesman Mike Hammer said Monday that the president tasked Gen.

April 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US government has urged India to support Pakistan in its war against Al Qaeda and Taliban insurgents along the Afghan border, a media report said Tuesday. 'I think it will be important for India to make clear that as Pakistan takes steps to deal with extremists on its own territory, India will be supportive,' the Press TV quoted Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg as saying Monday.

March 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Taliban's widening campaign in southern Afghanistan is made possible in part by direct support from operatives in Pakistan's military intelligence agency, according to the New York Times. This was so 'despite Pakistani government promises to sever ties to militant groups fighting in Afghanistan, according to American government officials', the influential US daily said.

March 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is directly giving money, military supplies and strategic planning guidance to Taliban commanders fighting the US-led NATO forces, leading to rise in militant outfit's campaign in Afghanistan. ISI's direct help is making possible the Taliban campaign in southern Afghanistan, despite Pakistani Government promises to sever ties to militant groups fighting in Afghanistan, according to US Government officials.

March 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Taliban's widening campaign in southern Afghanistan is made possible in part by direct support from operatives in Pakistan's military intelligence agency ISI, according to the New York Times. This was so 'despite Pakistani government promises to sever ties to militant groups fighting in Afghanistan, according to American government officials', the influential US daily said.