The Haqani Network Has Deep Ties To Pakistan's Military And Intelligence Community

The US has added a top commander of the Haqqani network to one its main terrorism blacklists. – Reuters Photo

For Pakistan, Deep Ties to Militant Network May Trump U.S. Pressure -- New York Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other senior administration officials visited Pakistan in October to demand that Pakistan’s spy agency either deliver the Haqqani network, a virulent part of the insurgency fighting American forces in Afghanistan, to the negotiating table or help fight them in their stronghold in Pakistan’s rugged tribal areas.

But there are any number of reasons why the Pakistanis may disappoint the Americans. Not least is that the Haqqani leadership — contrary to the American emphasis on drone strikes in the tribal areas — does not have to hide in Pakistan’s ungoverned fringes. So close are the Haqqanis’ ties to Pakistan’s military and intelligence service that one might just as well look for them around the capital, Islamabad, or in the closely guarded military quarters of Rawalpindi.

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More News On the Haqqani Network

US sanctions militant Haqqani network commander -- AFP
U.S. sanctions Haqqani network commander -- Washington Post
US Deems Haqqani Network Top Commander a Terrorist -- Voice of America
US hits Haqqani commander with terror sanctions -- Boston.com/AP
U.S. Blocks Assets Of Captured Haqqani Chief -- Radio Free Europe
US adds senior Haqqani Network leader to terrorist list -- Long War Journal