Taliban receiving financing, logistic infrastructure from Pakistan

"For more than two decades the Afghan Taliban / Haqqani Network have been a central component of Pakistan's strategy to achieve this objective," he said."After more than a decade of unsuccessful efforts by the US and its NATO allies to convince Pakistan to alter its strategic calculus and stop providing safe havens for the Afghan Taliban / Haqqani Network in Pakistan, it seems unlikely that Pakistan will suddenly decide to fundamentally alter this policy now," he added.