" Dude. Paki is not the preferred nomenclature. Pakistani please"
Name that movie for a +Rep~
FixedThis is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lot of ins, a lot of outs, a lot of what-have-yous. Lotta strands in old Duder's head.
This dude was carrying an ID. That makes me incredibly skeptical that he was in anyway working WITH the Taliban. I would be more likely to believe he was doing the "go between" thing which is so common there.
"Battling" the Taliban may look more and more like dialogue in the near future and the Pakistani govt has been at it for a long time.