ISI accuse Afghanistan for supporting TalibanPakistan’s military intelligence — Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) on Tuesday accused the Afghan government of supporting Taliban splinter groups.

ISI following a report presented to Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday alleged President Hamid Karzai’s administration was in league with groups linked to the main Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan movement, known collectively as the TTS, NBC news reported.

The report further added that he “recent nexus of TTS with Afghan government is likely to enhance the terrorist activities” in areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border such as Mohman, Bajaur, Dir, Swat and Chitral.

According to the report anti-Pakistan elements, particularly from across the border in Afghanistan, had provided “strong support” in terms of money, logistics and training and this was “one of the main factors for increased militancy.”

Taliban’s ability to act “at will and to face security forces openly has been substantially curtailed.” the report concluded.

ISI in its report also added that internal rifts within the main Pakistani Taliban group had led to the creation of splinter groups.

The report said, “TTS, after having been dislodged from area, has resorted to [suicide bomb and improvised explosive device] attacks” on law-enforcement agencies and other officials.

According to the report around 3,871 Pakistani security personnel, more than 3,000 militants and more than 5,000 civilians had been killed in the border area in the last five years.

It also added that there had been 235 suicide attacks, 9,257 rocket attacks and 4,256 bombings during the same period.

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