BY KUNWAR KHULDUNE SHAHID
The future of Afghanistan and militancy on Af-Pak border dominated talks during US Secretary of State's visit to Islamabad
Jalaluddin fought the Soviets, served as the Minister of Frontiers during the Taliban rule of Afghanistan from 1996-2001, was a member of the Taliban's Quetta Shura, or governing body, and father of Sirajuddin Haqqani, one of the Taliban's two deputy emirs and overall military commander.
- The death of Haqqani Network founder Jalaluddin Haqqani will not affect the war in Afghanistan or al Qaeda’s relationship with the Taliban. Jalaluddin’s son Sirajuddin has led the Haqqani Network’s operations for several years, is the Taliban’s second-in-command, and has a strong relationship with al Qaeda. The Haqqani Network is a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
BY F.M. SHAKIL
The new government doesn't have enough money to pay for controversial orders for new aircraft, tanks and even Chinese submarines ordered under previous regimes, which threatens to reduce public funding for the provinces
// Krishnadev Calamur
Influential for decades, the Haqqani network has lately been melding with the Taliban.