From WSJopinion: The Taliban safe-haven in Pakistan was crucial to the group’s longevity and eventual military success
Pakistani President Imran Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan June 4.American strategists will be studying for some time how Afghanistan’s U.S.-trained security forces crumbled so quickly before what appeared to be an inferior Taliban militia. One place they should look for answers is Pakistan, whose leader on Monday cheered the Taliban takeover of its northwestern neighbor.Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, according to Indian media.
Over the last two decades, the U.S. depended on bases in Pakistan for its war-on-terror operations in Central Asia. Yet Islamabad is playing its own great-power games in the region. Its intelligence services want control over Afghanistan and have seen the Taliban as the best vehicle. They want to frustrate the objectives of their greatest regional rival, India, which would prefer a secular government in Kabul.
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