Deepening diplomatic rift between Washington and Islamabad. Battle of Kabul delayed by US row with Pakistan - 9/11

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 19:08:43 GMT

A DEEPENING diplomatic rift between Washington and Islamabad has threatened to weaken the American-led campaign against Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. American use of Pakistani military bases and airspace is in jeopardy after President Pervez Musharraf objected to any decisive US military support for the Northern Alliance, the rebel group preparing to strike at Kabul. Colin Powell, the American secretary of state, is to visit Islambad this week to address the Pakistani concerns, which threaten to limit the Pentagon's options in taking the war against the Taliban as far as possible before the onset of winter.