Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
No surprise there.
Also no surprise here;
Imran Kahn swooning over the Taliban.
Pick your preferred form of slavery, you'll get one or the other it seems.
My own experiences with Pakistan as "allies" as regards ops in Afghanistan (in the regions closest to Pakistan) are a bit dated (early 00's). Those those experiences taught me that Pakistan as an ally of convenience was a case of geographical necessity, not of mutually shared interests. They were a part of the problem, not a part of the solution.
Saw a brief bit on TV last night about China recognizing the Taliban; a practical response.
Is that a guess, wishful thinking, or a jest in bad taste?
No - it's an actual fact.
When I checked last night, there was an AC-130J enroute to Kabul.