When the US Congress last month approved US$6 billion in aid to Pakistan, there was no mention of evidence linking Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kiani to a major military assistance program for Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and Kashmir Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Asia Times
The Kerry-Lugar legislation passed by Congress in June provides US$2 billion in military aid as well as $4 billion in economic assistance to Pakistan over five years and makes no mention of evidence of military aid to the Taliban. It merely requires the secretary of state to certify that the “security forces of Pakistan are making concerted efforts to prevent the Taliban and associated militant groups from using the territory of Pakistan as a sanctuary from which to launch attacks within Afghanistan”.
