▁and ▁a ▁new ▁command ▁structure ▁created ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁I SI ▁advis ers . ▁The ▁I SI ▁also ▁helped ▁bro ker ▁an ▁agreement , ▁never ▁made ▁public , ▁between ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁and ▁General ▁R ash id ▁D ost um ▁... ▁to ▁repair ▁Mig ▁f igh ters ▁and ▁hel ic op ters ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁had ▁captured ▁a ▁year ▁earlier ▁in ▁K and ah ar , ▁thereby ▁creating ▁the ▁Tal ib an ' s ▁first ▁air power . ▁... ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁quickly ▁mobil ised ▁some ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁men , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁fresh ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁Pakistan ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁" P ak istan ▁and ▁the ▁Tal ib an " ▁by ▁Ah med ▁R ash id , ▁also ▁published ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁as ▁a ▁column ▁in ▁The ▁Nation , ▁Pakistan ▁further more ▁directly ▁provided ▁limited ▁" mil it ary ▁support " ▁in ▁the ▁Tal ib an ' s ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Her at ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁anti - P ak istan ▁protest s ▁in ▁Kab ul . ▁ ▁R iz wan ▁Hus sein ▁in ▁" P ak istan ▁and ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁milit ancy ▁in ▁Afghan istan " ▁summar ises : ▁" As ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁established ▁by ▁several ▁scholar ly ▁and ▁journal istic ▁works , ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁military ▁establishment ▁directly ▁assist ed ▁the ▁Tal ib an ' s ▁rise ▁and