ISAS Briefs

The Taliban insurgency on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has become almost uncontainable. A recent American intelligence report claimed that the north-west tribal areas in Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border, have become 'safe havens' for Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. In the backdrop of such reports, there have been strong calls in the United States for direct military attacks on these areas, bypassing the Pakistan army, to take out the militants.