Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Istanbul. Reuters Pakistan Says Taliban Leaders Fled Outside Af-Pak -- Dawn
ISTANBUL: Pakistan's military operations in tribal areas have forced some important Taliban leaders to flee outside of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday.
Afghanistan-Pakistan relations had seen a “dramatic shift” since Pakistan returned to civilian-led democracy, Qureshi added after three-way talks with Turkey designed to help dispel years of mistrust between Kabul and Islamabad.
“(Taliban leaders) have fled the region because of very successful military operations Pakistan has undertaken in the tribal belt, in Swat and Malakand,” Qureshi told a joint news conference with his Afghan and Turkish counterparts in Istanbul after the meeting.
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My Comment: Have the Taliban fled .... hmmmm .... I have my doubts. The Frontier region of Pakistan is their home .... and to leave home is something that will be difficult for anyone to do .... leaders of the Taliban included.
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