Word: pakistan
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...Pakistanis, captured while fighting against the forces of the Afghan government that was driven from the capital five weeks ago by the group of Islamic fighters known as the Taliban. The presence of these foreign supporters of the Taliban, claim officials at the prison, is hard proof that Pakistan, a U.S. ally, has arrogated for itself a more extensive role in Afghanistan's war than has ever been acknowledged...
Even before the Taliban's victorious drive on Kabul, the ousted government had long insisted that the student-led band of Muslim warriors were actively backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) and by some members of the country's powerful military. The motive: gaining some influence over a neighbor with whom it shares a long and exceedingly porous border. Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has denied any involvement, but in late September, Naseerullah Babar, Pakistan's Interior Minister, flew to Afghanistan to work out a settlement between the Taliban and the most powerful of the Afghan warlords. While...
Khalid Mohammed Zai, 22, was a member of an Islamic paramilitary unit, based in Kulty Chawni in Pakistan's Punjab province. He says his unit was under the control of the ISI, and his mission, as it was explained to him and 1,000 other Pakistani fighters he says entered Afghanistan during the past two months, was to "go as a fighter and rise to a high position of influence." He was transported across the border by Pakistani military vehicles and, once in Kabul, received orders and money from the senior Pakistani officer in Kabul, a man named Naser...
Each economist sketched ways to put his theoretical findings to practical use. Mirrlees, 60, who has taught in Africa, Pakistan and the U.S., devised an income-tax system that was intended to provide the maximum amount of revenue. And to the surprise of this former adviser to Britain's Labour Party, his own theory led to the conclusion that a progressive tax is not necessarily the best...
...government was recognized almost immediately by Pakistan. That move surprised few in Kabul, where it was widely believed that Islamabad has been quietly sending substantial support across the border to the Taliban--an allegation both sides deny. "Pakistan is not assisting the Taliban," Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto told TIME last week. "If the Taliban could unite Afghanistan and end the factionalism, it will be a boon for the region." On the other hand, a Pakistan led by a female Prime Minister cannot be sanguine about a neighboring government exporting zealous, old-style Islamic ideals. For its part, the U.S. cares...