Khalilzad alleged Pakistan armed Afghans to fight the Taliban, while Pakistan conducted counterterrorism operations in Taliban areas.

The entities involved

• Zalmay Khalilzad →

  Afghan-American diplomat (born 1951)

  Nothing else this week.

• Taliban →

  Afghan islamist organization

  • The Taliban administration signed power contracts, with Abdul Ghani Baradar serving as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs.13:46
  • Anti-Taliban groups, including the United Front, conducted armed operations and rocket attacks in Kandahar and Badakhshan provinces.13:34
• Pakistan →

  sovereign state in South Asia

  • Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan sent a congratulatory letter to Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, expanding bilateral cooperation.15:30
  • IMP led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur is reported to be operating within Pakistan.15:10

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• Border firing occurred between Pakistan and Afghanistan, involving the Taliban, amid allegations of Indian influence.Sat 15:10
• Pakistan conducts a counterterrorism campaign along the border, involving strikes and suicide attacks on military posts in North Waziristan and Bannu.Jun 11