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- Covert aid to the Afghan resistance the route the aid went through Primary record 1
- Foreign backing of the Taliban backed the Taliban from October 1994; its government denied giving military support According to Human Rights Watch Primary record 12
- Foreign backing of the Taliban under Bhutto, support sat mainly in the interior ministry, according to some analysts According to Human Rights Watch Scholarship & press 2
- Recognition of the Taliban, 1997 recognized the Taliban on 25 May Scholarship & press 2
- Saudi Arabia cuts relations with the Taliban left as the only state with formal ties to Kabul Scholarship & press 3
Proof 3 sources
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The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, 9-11-commission, 22 Jul 2004.
Primary record
This assistance was funneled through Pakistan:the Pakistani military intelligence service (Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, or ISID), helped train the rebels and distribute the arms.
They thus might give Pakistan greater security on one of the several borders where Pakistani military officers hoped for what they called “strategic depth.”
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Afghanistan: Crisis of Impunity: The Role of Pakistan, Russia, and Iran in Fueling the Civil War, Human Rights Watch, Jul 2001.
Scholarship & press
By October 1994 the movement had attracted the support of Pakistan, which saw in the Taliban a way to secure trade routes to Central Asia and establish a government in Kabul friendly to its interests.
The Pakistan government has repeatedly denied that it provides any military support to the Taliban in its diplomacy regarding its extensive operations in Afghanistan.
Support for the Taliban under Bhutto resided mainly in the interior ministry, according to some analysts.
Pakistan was quick to seize the opportunity to recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan, on May 25; Saudi Arabia followed on May 26 and the UAE on May 27.
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Saudi Arabia Ends Ties with Taliban, PBS NewsHour, 25 Sep 2001.
Scholarship & press
The United Arab Emirates broke off relations over the weekend, leaving only neighboring Pakistan still with formal ties to Kabul.
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