Strategic Intelligence Brief — Pakistan’s Covert Delegation in Kabul and the Expansion of a Regional Intelligence Confrontation

Pakistan’s Expanding Border Militancy Strategy in Eastern Afghanistan

The reported May 10 covert visit by senior ISI and MI officials to Kabul signals a new phase of Pakistan’s regional intelligence posture, combining pressure on the Taliban, forward deployment of proxy militants along the Durand Line, and an attempt to draw the Taliban into anti‑India operations amid rising U.S.–Iran tensions.

Overview of the Reported Covert Visit

A high‑level Pakistani intelligence delegation, reportedly including General Sajjad (ISI Peshawar Chief), Colonel Amir (ISI Jihadi Policy Desk), Major Shahab Wasi (ISI Quetta Wing), and members of Pakistan’s MI Religious Board is said to have held undisclosed meetings in Kabul with senior officials from the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior Affairs, and the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI).