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Originally Posted by Escapee
It's been about Pakistan from almost the start of the war in Afghanistan.
I remember posting years ago now that soldiers coming back were saying they were not fighting Afghans, but instead were fighting Pakistanis who come over the border.
Of course one of the forum members of a higher stature claimed this was rubbish. What we have seen in recent years is openness about the source of the problem being Pakistan. This was always played down until Obama drew attention to it in his election campaign.
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I didn't think this was disputed. I thought it was widely known that elements within Pakistan were streaming into Afghanistan (and vice-versa), which is why none of the countries involved wanted to leave Afghanistan for risk of leaving a nuclear state at the mercy of Terrorists.