All of Pakistan’s plans for the Taliban army

15 September 20213 years ago babelfish

Pakistan has drafted a plan for a Taliban army and intelligence service in Afghanistan. The point of Giuseppe Gagliano

Faiz Hameed, the head of Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan, visited Kabul on 4 September, accompanied by senior officials from eight sections of the service, to advise on the establishment of the Taliban government, whose founding meetings took place on 3- September 4th. He also sketched a plan for a new intelligence service and a new army, which he discussed with CIA chief William Burns on 9 September.

WHAT THE INTELLIGENCE OF PAKISTAN RECOMMENDS

The ISI recommended the creation of a professional security and intelligence service with modern equipment led by Abdul Haqq Wathiq, a Pakistani loyalist from Ghazni province.

Wathiq, who is expected to appoint Jalalabad spy chief Taj Mir Jawad as his number two, was trained at a Koranic school in Peshawar before his arrest by the United States and subsequent 12-year stay behind bars in Guantanamo.

HELP THE TALEBANS TO CREATE AN ARMY

Islamabad is also planning to help the Taliban build an army, the suggested structure of which Hameed has already submitted to the government for approval.

The force, built along the lines of Pakistan's military doctrine, will focus on border protection, territorial integrity and counter-terrorism, and will include soldiers from every ethnic group to ensure it covers the entire country.

PAKISTAN TRAINING, AMERICAN VEHICLES

While the training and drills will be provided from Islamabad, the new force will also have all the material left by the United States, including 70 armored vehicles and some 73 aircraft, at its disposal. Hameed also wants to promote special forces, such as Badri Unit 313, one of the most aggressive units of the Taliban.

VOICE IN CHAPTER ON TALEBAN GOVERNMENT

The ISI also wants to have a say in the composition of the new Taliban government, emphasizing its more conservative branch, to the detriment of Abdul Ghani Baradar, high-profile chairman of the political commission and head of the Doha negotiating team who, although aimed at head of government, is relegated to deputy premier.

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/pakistan-talebani-esercito/ on Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:04:39 +0000.