WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The Taliban, a top American general told lawmakers on Thursday.
“This (safe havens) has been one of the principal challenges. It’s a sanctuary that our enemies, in particular the Haqqani network, have enjoyed inside Pakistan,” Gen John "Mick" Nicholson told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing.
A day earlier US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter nominated Gen Nicholson to replace Gen John Campbell as the Commander of US and NATO forces in . . .
