Host John Sorensen is joined by Madiha Afzal, the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, and author of, "Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State". Now that the US has virtually no military presence in Afghanistan, is Pakistan a reliable defense partner to keep an eye on the chaos that may fill the vacuum left by the US withdrawal? Is Pakistan playing a double game in Afghanistan? What are Pakistan's connections to the Taliban, ISIS-K, and other extremist groups in the region? And diid it have a hand in the Taliban attacks on the National Resistance Front forces in Panjshir valley? Please subscribe and leave a rating. To let us know what you would like to hear about, reach out on Twitter @rcdefense
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