Taliban’s Anti-Pakistan Stance Is Populist, Says Pakistani Politician
Mohsin Dawar, leader of Pakistan’s National Democratic Movement, said the Afghan Taliban are pretending to fight Pakistan’s military and described the approach as populist.
Dawar said the Taliban are seeking to create the impression that they oppose the Pakistani army, but argued that, in reality, no outcome would serve the army’s interests more.
He described the Taliban as a proxy force that, in his view, lacks independent thinking.
In an interview with Afghanistan International, Dawar said he believes the Taliban remain under the control of Islamabad.
He added that if Pakistan’s government wished, it could still exert control over the Afghan Taliban, who hold power in Kabul, as well as over the Pakistani Taliban.
