Ahmed Rashid is not from the army. He is a journalist. His book Taliban written in 2000 is one of the BEST books on what is going on in Afghanistan and that region of the world. I read it right after 9/11/01 and would recommend anyone wanting to understand the situation over there buy it on amazon. What he wrote in 2000 is just as relevant todat as it was before 9/11.
No wonder he found such favour from Obama administration/
There are many so-called “journalists” in Pakistan that are just part of the establishment who put on a pretense that of being against the army. It really doesn't take much to see thru a well concealed Paki army agenda put forth by a “journalist” who suggests “Kashmir” and “India” as part of a bargain over Afghanistan. There are scores of “experts” on Taliban to be found on every street corner in Pakistan..... but they are not part of the solution.