In an interview with the New York Times former Government official Aftab Khan Sherpao speaks out against the current lackluster opposition to the Taliban in the frontiers of Pakistan. It’s a pretty blistering condemnation from one of the best known and most respected politicians in Pakistan.
Just one revelation from the interview before I link it: Apparently the Taliban is paying the opposition parties in the frontiers not to run against their picked candidates.
New York Times Sherpao Interview.
Previous articles on Sherpao.
For an update on the battle for the Kohat Tunnel, as well as the ongoing Wazir War, please stop by and read Bill Roggio’s update at The Long War Journal.