According to Barnett Rubin in his 2007 article, "Saving Afghanistan," since the fall of the Taliban, remnants of Al Qaeda and the Taliban have reconstituted their organizations in Pakistan (along the Northwest Frontier, the mountainous region on Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, as well as the Baluchistan region along Afghanistan's southern border with Pakistan). How does he explain the ability of the Taliban and Al Qaeda to establish themselves in these areas? A. They dominate the cross-border drug trade into Pakistan and use the proceeds to "buy" security: to bribe local officals to turn a blind eye to their presence. B. Al Qaeda has managed to infiltrate the Pakistani government and thus controls its border policy with Afghanistan. C. Because of the weakness of the state in the Pashtun tribal belt as well as the Pakistani government's continued support of the Taliban leadership. D. They were able to escape Afghanistan in the winter of 2001-2002 with their weaponry intact and thus established themselves by force.

According to Barnett Rubin in his 2007 article, "Saving Afghanistan," since the fall of the Taliban, remnants of Al Qaeda and the Taliban have reconstituted their organizations in Pakistan (along the Northwest Frontier, the mountainous region on Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, as well as the Baluchistan region along Afghanistan's southern border with Pakistan). How does he explain the ability of the Taliban and Al Qaeda to establish themselves in these areas? A. They dominate the cross-border drug trade into Pakistan and use the proceeds to "buy" security: to bribe local officals to turn a blind eye to their presence. B. Al Qaeda has managed to infiltrate the Pakistani government and thus controls its border policy with Afghanistan. C. Because of the weakness of the state in the Pashtun tribal belt as well as the Pakistani government's continued support of the Taliban leadership. D. They were able to escape Afghanistan in the winter of 2001-2002 with their weaponry intact and thus established themselves by force.