classically, the answer is yes & no. Various powerful political economic
factions in Pakistan helped to create then used the Taliban to extend their
influence into Afghanistan, and did so quite successfully. With the
exception of several neo-puritanical ethno-religious threads in Pakistani
society
Frank G. writes:> I´ve been wondering about stability in the middle east.
When the war on Afghanistan began, there were reports of widespread
resentment in Muslim countries over the attack, massacres in Nigeria,
Musharraf was trying to prop up a house of cards, powerful ISI staff were
pro-Taliban
My understanding was that the fundamentalists made up only about 15 percent of
the Pakistani population, but they had a great deal of influence in the
military. There is supposedly a great deal of concern in Pakistan over the
bombings, but Musheref still commands considerable respect.
> I´ve be
