Is Pakistan The Enemy In Afghanistan?

The district governor of Nad-e-Ali, Habibullah Shamalany, 58, with Britsh commanders in the Lashkar Gah district Photo: DAVID GILL

Helmand Dispatch: 'Pakistan Is The True Enemy' -- The Telegraph

The shadow of Pakistan hangs over British-led efforts to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, reports Nick Meo in Nad-e-Ali.

The district governor of Nad-e-Ali pointed across parched fields towards a line of trees where the Taliban attacks come from.

"That's where our enemy is," said Habibullah Shamalany, 58, standing outside a police fortress, the ground around his feet littered with discarded cartridge cases from recent battles. "Their shadow government begins over there."

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My Comment: I think what is bothering everyone is the existence of safe havens in Pakistan, and the reluctance of Pakistan to exert any meaningful control over these areas. As long as this continues, the argument will be continually made that Pakistan is playing a double game in this conflict.