KABUL: Afghan Intelligence Chief Amrullah Saleh had predicted that neither the army nor PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif would bring President Zardari's term to an abrupt end, revealed by WikiLeaks in a cable.
According to the cable, Amrullah Saleh had said this in a meeting with a delegation of US Senators, led by John McCain.
This was written by US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry ... in a secret cable dated January 10, 2010, which was released by WikiLeaks.
Afghan Intelligence Chief said in the meeting that President Asif Ali Zardari is using Baloch nationalists as his base of support. He was of the view that neither the army nor Nawaz Sharif would bring Zardari's term to an abrupt end, the Ambassador wrote.
In the meeting, Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned US that no success could be achieved in the war against terrorism without the support of Pakistan. Karzai told them that the improvement in the overall bilateral relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan was held back by the Army and ISI who continue to help the Taliban.
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