Taliban Surging Toward Islamabad

As Taliban forces move toward the capital, a parallel government is being instituted. They are setting up courts and collecting taxes while establishing patrols and checkpoints. Currently, there is no indication that the Pakistani government will be able to stop the advance of the Taliban.

Pakistani lawmakers have even warned that the Taliban insurgency "was spilling over to the rest of the country and would reach Islamabad sooner than Lahore."

To remind readers, Pakistan has nuclear weapons and it's a frightening thought that the Taliban may ultimately take possession of them.