The anti-Taliban Northern Alliance in Afghanistan has warned the Bush administration against trusting Pakistan and questioned sincerity of Islamabad's promises to Washington in its fight against Osama bin Laden, prime suspect of terrorist attacks in the US. “Pakistan is only buying time and trying to wrest concessions for itself and its protege Taliban,” Afghanistan's ambassador to the United Nations, A G Ravan Farhadi, said.
“Pakistan, now in dire economic situation owing billions of dollars to international financial institutions, is only bargaining assistance from the United States for itself and Taliban, and wants to get Taliban Afghanistan's seat at the UN to give them a legitimacy.” “The United Nations recognises the Burhanuddin Rabbani government. Pakistan's repeated attempts to get it replaced by taliban have failed.”
Strongly attacking Pakistan for the misery it has brought to the Afghan people, Farhadi demanded a special meeting of the Security Council to pressurise Pakistan to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. The Pakistani presence, he said, threatened the international peace and security.
Quoting from UN reports, he said 8,000 to 15,000 Pakistani agents were operating in Afghanistan in support of Taliban. Their aim is to support and bolster Taliban who are supporting bin Laden.
Bureau Report