9 9 8 ▁document ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁confir ms ▁that ▁" 2 0 – 4 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁[ regular ] ▁Tal ib an ▁soldiers ▁are ▁Pak ist ani ." ▁The ▁document ▁further ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁those ▁Pak ist ani ▁national s ▁" know ▁nothing ▁regarding ▁their ▁child ' s ▁military ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁until ▁their ▁bodies ▁are ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁Pakistan ." ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁report ▁and ▁reports ▁by ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch , ▁the ▁other ▁Pak ist ani ▁national s ▁fighting ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁were ▁regular ▁Pak ist ani ▁soldiers ▁especially ▁from ▁the ▁Front ier ▁Corps ▁but ▁also ▁from ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁Army ▁providing ▁direct ▁combat ▁support . ▁ ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 : ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁launched ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁She berg han , ▁the ▁main ▁military ▁base ▁of ▁Abd ul ▁R ash id ▁D ost um . ▁D ost um ▁has ▁said ▁the ▁reason ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁successful ▁was ▁that ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁Pak ist ani ▁command os ▁took ▁part ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁Air ▁Force ▁also ▁gave ▁support . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Iran ▁accused ▁Pak ist ani ▁troops ▁of ▁war ▁cr imes ▁at ▁B ami yan ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁Pak ist ani ▁war plan es ▁had , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Tal