[in the Arena]

I believe the Paki's supported the taliban against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan...to prevent the Soviets from entering Pakistan and obtaining a ocean port...long before the taliban turned into a bunch of buggering fascists...

[risk]

...the Paki's supported the taliban against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Yes, this is less recent history. The CIA worked with the Pakis to make this a reality

Some background on the CIA and the ISI:
9/12/2001 -- Ottawa Centre for Research on Globalisation: Who is Bin Laden?"

More recent info on the ISI:
9/2/2003 -- Probe Musharraf for Taliban Ties, says Opp
4/2002 -- Jihad Unspun: The ISI