America’s topmost military commander Mike Mullen is standing by his blunt statement that the “virulent” Haqqani network is a “veritable arm” of Pakistan’s military-run ISI, as the White House and Pentagon sought to distance themselves from his remarks.
“The ISI specifically has enough support for the Haqqanis in terms of financial support, logistic support and actually, sort of free passage in the safe haven and those links are part of what enable the Haqqanis to carry out their mission,” Admiral Mullen told the popular National Public Radio (NPR).
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