Taliban in Syria

Published August 13, 2013

THERE are reports of the Pakistani Taliban going to Syria. Can anyone tell me how the Pakistani Taliban could leave Pakistan’s soil? Did they have valid Nadra CNICs? Who issued them passports? How could they manage to get visas?

Was there no agency to express any doubt about their identity or if they crossed the border, was there no one to check them from crossing?

How come they reached Syria (from where the breaking news is coming)?

ALYA ALVI
Rawalpindi

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