Pakistani Military And Intelligence Officials Say They Are Losing Influence Over The Taliban

A Pakistani army soldier stands guard along with border fence at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border near the Punjpai area of Quetta in Balochistan on May 8, 2018.  

VOA: Pakistan Intel Chief Gives 8-Hour Briefing on Afghanistan 

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Senior Pakistani military and intelligence officials told members of Parliament during a closed, eight-hour briefing Thursday that they are losing influence over the Taliban and building up border defenses for fear of increased violence in neighboring Afghanistan once the U.S. withdrawal is complete. 

Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, director general of Inter-Services Intelligence, gave the briefing, with army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on hand to answer questions. 

They told the parliamentary committee that Pakistan was trying to persuade the Taliban to negotiate a settlement to the conflict, but the country’s influence is waning, according to a statement from Pakistan’s Information Ministry and VOA sources inside the meeting.  

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