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July 11, 2005
The Three-way Rivalry Between U.S., Pakistan And Afghanistan
Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, author of Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia and Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asiastated in a July 8, 2005 article for the BBC News website that, The shooting down by the Taleban of a Chinook transport helicopter packed with US Special Forces close to the border with Pakistan has once again raised the spectre of increased three way tensions between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States.
Mr. Rashid, who also writes for The Daily Telegraph of London, said, "The tug of war between their conflicting interests continues to hamper joint efforts to combat terrorism and provide a serious commitment to furthering nation and democracy building" in Afghanistan."
See "Rival aims hinder war on terror" for more of Mr. Rashid's commentary.
Posted by Munir Umrani at July 11, 2005 09:39 PM
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