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WASHINGTON: Pakistan took strong exception to a claim advanced by a Congressman accusing its military of “dictating” the Taliban and being behind the disintegration of the Afghan National Army in its fight against the insurgent group, leading to a hasty withdrawal of the United States troops from Afghanistan. In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden shortly ahead of the fall of Kabul, Michael Waltz, a House of Representatives member of the Republican Party, claimed Pakistan “is complicit with Taliban advance and is choosing not to coordinate with the ANSF [Afghan National Security Forces]”. “At worst, the Pakistani military and...
