“Pakistan is a better ally than the Israelis!” - Micheal Scheuer
“America will leave Afghanistan and the Taliban will come to power again” - Gen. Hamid Gul
“There’s needs to be differentiation between Taliban Afghanistan and TTP.” - Gen. Hamid Gul
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As Pakistan's security forces battle Taliban fighters in the northwest and explosions tear through its cities, many are asking if the country is paying the price for the policies of its powerful spy agency - the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Is the ISI safeguarding Pakistani interests in a volatile region, or destabilising the subcontinent by pushing its own agenda?*