Pakistan's role in enabling Taliban is victory for hardliners: Top US senator

The role of Pakistan in enabling the Taliban is a victory for the pro-Taliban hardliners in the Imran Khan-led government.

The role of Pakistan in enabling the Taliban is a victory for the hardliners in the country's government, a top American lawmaker has said, asserting that the unfolding developments in Afghanistan and the role being played by Islamabad in Kabul are not sending a good message to India.

Republican Senator Marco Rubio, during a Congressional hearing on Afghanistan on Thursday, said multiple US administrations were guilty of ignoring Pakistan's role in helping the Taliban to regroup, as other US senators expressed concern over the "double dealing" of Islamabad.