WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): The Taliban.
The conflict had been prolonged and exasperated by outsiders, Pakistan in particular, alleged Richard Olson, who also served special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Obama administration.
Despite heavy US pressure, Pakistan had never abandoned its policy, he told a Washington audience. “I am convinced they will never abandon the Taliban,” he said and attributed this to Pakistan’s perceived existential threat from India.
Olson suggested as a first step, a Taliban . . .
