Meanwhile: Afghan Terrorists Stirring New India-Pakistan Tensions
Taliban’s India alliance inflames Pakistan, raising fear of new war, threats to West
A worsening militancy in Southwest Asia is again ramping up the risk of a major conflict between nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan..
Pakistan has twice bombed territory deep inside Afghanistan, the latest raid coming overnight Saturday after a series of deadly attacks which Pakistan blamed on India-backed militants hiding in the country. The Taliban government has threatened to reply at a time and place of its choosing.
In the last three weeks suicide bombers have attacked a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, killing 31 worshippers; a military outpost, killing 11 security personnel; and a police station, killing two.
Although the Taliban’s options for retaliation are limited, its recent alignment with Pakistan’s arch enemy India escalates the situation.
