WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): Top NATO.
“The Taliban and Haqqani network are the greatest threats to security in Afghanistan. Their senior leaders remain insulated from pressure and enjoy freedom of action within Pakistan safe havens,” Gen Nicholson told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during a Congressional hearing on Afghanistan.
He said as long as militants enjoyed external enablement, they had no incentive to reconcile, calling elimination of external sanctuary the primary factor to enable success. He underscored the need . . .
