Pakistan walks a tightrope between the United States and the Taliban.
Playing One Side Off the Other Only Hurts Pakistan in the End
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Pakistan walks a tightrope between the United States and the Taliban.
In May 2008, in the midst of the ongoing Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, Islamabad concluded at least two peace agreements with Taliban and Taliban-linked groups operating in Pakistan. Although negotiations with the Taliban are necessary for any broad-based peace settlement in the region, these agreements threaten to complicate policy options for Washington and the Hamid Karzai government in Afghanistan.