allegation that pakistan s spy agency is supplying weapons, training and even planning some operations for the afghan taliban. on friday, i had a conversation with matt waldman, an analyst who came to the same conclusion. he s visited afghanistan numerous time. he s interviewed taliban field commanders, taliban officials, foreign diplomats, other analysts. here s a chunk of what he told me on friday. well, this is research that we conducted over six months. we interviewed a very large number of individuals all of whom have some experience or knowledge of the insurgency in afghanistan as well as insurgents themselves. what was remarkable about this research was that there was a great deal of agreement between the different interviewees about the level of support from pakistan being provided to the insurgents. and of course, it s in terms of sanctuaries so the fact that insurgents can cross the border from afghanistan into pakistan whether they re relatively safe,
nuclear power. so now you ve got two nuclear powers not at peace with each other. from 2001 to now, we have seen the war in pakistan. but as you can see, india still gives pakistan still gives a great deal of priority to fighting india, and that is perhaps why this situation is being complicated. i want to bring matt waldman in, an analyst joining us now from kabul. afghanistan. matt, i wanted to give our viewers sort of some sense of context. you ve made numerous trips to afghanistan for this report. you have interviewed taliban field commanders, you have interviewed former taliban officials, you have interviewed afghan leaders, tribal leaders, foreign diplomats, and you have come to the conclusion that the taliban is, at least to some degree, funded, financed controlled or aided by pakistan by their intelligence agency. tell me more about this. well, this is research that
there were a huge number of civilians caught in the cross fire in land and air operations and also seek let u.s. commando raids against taliban leaders, some successful, others resulting in civilian deaths. again, one of the most devastating points in these documents is the allegation that pakistan s spy agency is supplying weapons, training and even planning some operations for the afghan taliban. now, on friday, i spoke with matt waldman, this is before these wikileaks were made. matt waldman is an independent analyst who, through his own research, has come to the same conclusion about pakistan s intelligence agency, helping the taliban. he has visited afghanistan numerous times, and interviewed taliban field commanders, taliban officials, foreign diplomats, and other analysts. here s part of what he told us. well, this is research that we conducted over six months, and as you say, we interviewed a very large number of individuals, all of whom who have some experience or knowledg