WASHINGTON, Jan 12 : The top US defense intelligence officer says it is not clear how successful Pakistan 's military operations have been in reducing the Taliban threat to US and NATO troops.
In an interview with VOA, General Burgess said that Pakistani army should keep up the pressure.
"What is unclear to me as I look at it as an intelligence professional is how many of the enemy have actually been taken off the board, so to speak. Or has the enemy melted away into the countryside or moved to another location?"
Burgess asked, "While there is always something to be gained by forcing an enemy out of its sanctuary, at the end of the day I think this is an enemy that you are going to have to kill," he said.
On the other side of the border, General Burgess said there is not as much of a traditional lull in fighting in Afghanistan 's winter months as in previous years.
General Burgess says he takes Pakistan 's top leaders at their word. But, he adds, lower-ranking officers of Pakistan 's intelligence may be helping the militants without official sanction. INP
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