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U.s. or u.s. backed forces. there were kidnappings by the taliban or by the u.s. backed forces. so really daily life was sort of a terror for most ordinary afghans especially in those parts of the country where the fighting was most intense. >> so you've given such a different perspective to a lot of what we've heard especially since august. why haven't we heard more of the story that you're telling about ordinary afghans, the rural areas, their resentment of the u.s. presence, and their own government in kabul? why did so many in the american media seem to screw this story up so badly over tw...

And the, the state agencies, the intelligence agencies blame again and again, for organising attacks, for kidnapping journalists. mr chaudhry, the, the information minister whom, as you said, was on hardtalk recently. he said, look, please do not jump to conclusions. the case of mr toor is complex. it will be investigated properly and we will seek justice. you, he would say, are simply jumping to conclusions. so he made that statement two months ago in your show. now, two months have been passed and there is no arrest. there is no conclusion. so mr chaudhry made a statement in your show and he...

Rights commission of pakistan. we have different reports. these are the documented facts and the, the state agencies, the intelligence agencies blame again and again, for organising attacks, for kidnapping journalists. mr chaudhry, the, the information minister whom, as you said, was on hardtalk recently. he said, look, please do not jump to conclusions. the case of mr toor is complex. it will be investigated properly and we will seek justice. you, he would say, are simply jumping to conclusions. so he made that statement two months ago in your show. now, two months have been passed and there ...

Is it your contention, then, that the pakistani intelligence services were responsible for that attack on mr toor, which he has described? and is it your contention that the pakistani state is behind the rise in attacks on journalists we've seen over the last year and more? you see, these things are documented again and again by international media organisations, by the pakistani media organis. .. ..organisations, by the human rights commission of pakistan. we have different reports. these are the documented facts and the, the state agencies, the intelligence agencies blame again and again, fo...