Pakistan Does Not Fight Al-Qaeda
Ahmed Rashid, journalist and author | June 9, 2008
The Pakistani Army no longer fights the counterinsurgency war on their western border. ++ Instead Pakistani troops are deployed at the border to India, where 80% of US aid since 9/11 has been used, although given to fight the Taliban insurgency. ++ Civilian government and the attempt to improve governance and fight corruption in Pakistan and Afghanistan suffer by the withdrawal of troops from the western border. ++ Pakistan's civilian government needs international help - economically and for the military, or it will "be swamped by Taliban-style rule."
