Pakistan’s most notorious proxy force is the Quetta Shura Taliban, led by the former emir of Afghanistan, Mullah Omar. The Quetta Shura maintains a sizable, national insurgent movement that stretches from the movement’s birthplace in Kandahar to Afghanistan’s east, west, and north. For the Pakistanis, the size of the Quetta Shura’s fighting force, geographical reach, and ideological leadership of the majority of Afghan insurgents makes it an indispensable ally.
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