Pakistan and its intelligence service have played a key role in fostering the Taliban and allowing it to eventually take over Afghanistan, a top Republican lawmaker has alleged.
Congressman Steve Chabot, Co-Chair of the India Caucus said that it is disgusting to watch Islamabad celebrate the group’s victory that will bring "untold brutality" to Afghans.
While addressing a Hindu Political Action Committee event on Sunday, Chabot applauded the Indian government for welcoming the Afghan religious minorities fearing persecution under the Taliban rule.
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The Congressman also slammed Pakistan on persecution of minorities in the country, saying that such allegations are not mere hearsay.
“Pakistan's own persecution of religious minorities, however, gets a lot less attention here in America than it deserves. We would do well to educate our fellow citizens about these abuses. Persecution is particularly manifests in the heinous practice of the kidnapping, force conversion to Islam and forced marriage of underage Hindu girls to older Muslim men,” he said.