US still using spy network in Pak,Afghanistan: Report

Top US military officials are still relying on a secret network of private spies to track and kill Taliban militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan,violating a Pentagon ban on such covert operations,a media report said today.

Citing unnamed US officials and businessmen,The New York Times said the network of private spies was still operating and was submitting almost daily reports on Taliban,especially in Pakistan,to top US commanders in the region.

“Not only are the networks still operating,their detailed reports on subjects like the workings of the Taliban leadership in Pakistan and the movements of enemy fighters in southern Afghanistan are also submitted almost daily to top commanders and have become an important source of intelligence,” the paper said.