Soldiers of the Kalagush Provincial Reconstruction Team prepare to walk to the remote village of Balik during a patrol in the rugged Titin Valley in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan on June 14, 2007. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Bracken, U.S. Army. (Released)From Danger Room:
American, Afghan and Pakistani forces are supposed to be working together to fight the Taliban. And that means sharing intelligence reports. But swapping tips isn't coming easy, Candace Rondeaux of the Washington Post finds as she visits the U.S.-funded intelligence coordination center.
Although the center opened in March, it wasn't fully staffed and operational until late July. Logistical problems, political wrangling and the Pakistani military's reluctance were the main reasons for the delay, according to people familiar with the center's operations. Officials at the center say the Pakistani military frequently ignores or denies requests for specific information about insurgent activities in Pakistan's tribal areas.
'There's a hell of a lot of lip service. The Pakistanis talk a good game but don't play a good game,' said a U.S. officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of military and diplomatic sensitivities.
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My Comment: But this "business as usual" is no longer being accepted by the U.S., Nato, and the Afghan Government. Another example of Pakistan's downward spiral to anarchy.
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