Amid US failures in its military campaign in Afghanistan, US Senator John Kerry has pointed the finger of blame at the Pakistani intelligence service (ISI) and its alleged links with the Taliban.
"From our side, it has been difficult to build trust with Pakistan's military and intelligence services over the years because our interests have not always been aligned and because ties between the (Inter-Services Intelligence) ISI and Taliban remain troubling," Kerry said on Thursday addressing Congress in a hearing on Afghanistan's impact on Pakistan.
ISI Director lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha was, meanwhile, quoted by the Pakistani newspaper The Daily Times as denying any ties between the intelligence apparatus and any militant groups.
No country was "more affected by our actions in Afghanistan than Pakistan. And none is more vital to our national security," Kerry added, as Washington weighs Pakistan's allegiance in regards to the US military campaign in Afghanistan.
The comments came as the US, which has not been successful in arresting or eliminating any key militant leaders in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion, considers to extend its military campaign to Pakistan where, Washington claims, the militant chieftains have largely fled to.
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