Danish Siddiqui's brutal murder has been whitewashed by the mainstream media and US State Department. He was beaten, riddled with bullets and his body was mutilated by Taliban after they confirmed his identity as an Indian journalist working for Reuters.
On the allegations of Pakistan's direct support to the Taliban in the ongoing terror and thousands of Pakistanis travelling to Afghanistan to assist the Taliban, Imran Khan claimed that they were not terrorists, but normal civilians, who are returning to their country.
At first, Afghans backed the Taliban by giving them a chance. For Afghans, who had witnessed a long war, the Taliban promised two things. First, security to Afghans and secondly, a truce among mujahideen groups that continued to fight to control Afghan lands.