Kabul, July 28: Afghanistan’s national security adviser called on the West today to review policy towards Pakistan after leaked Pentagon documents pointed to Pakistani double-dealing in the Afghan war.
Kabul has consistently accused Pakistan’s intelligence agency of supporting Taliban insurgents — including masterminding attacks against Afghan and US-led targets in the country. Islamabad denies the claims.
Kabul said information contained in documents released on whistleblowing website WikiLeaks on Sunday backed its long-held position.
Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, President Hamid Karzai’s national security advisor, took issue with US aid to Pakistan, which last year secured a USD 7.5 billion non-military package from Congress spread over the next five years.
“It’s not justifiable for Afghans to see a country given 11 billion dollars in reconstruction aid and to support its security forces, and then see those same forces training terrorists,” said Spanta.
–PTI