American analyst: Pakistan's support of Taliban opponents is a threat to Central Asia Andrew Kuribko, an American political analyst, warned that Pakistan's possible support for armed groups opposed to the Taliban could expand the instability of Afghanistan and threaten the security of Central Asia. Referring to the possibility of American support for these groups and the return of American forces to the base in the lake, he emphasized that the expansion of the proxy war could increase the security concerns of Russia and the countries of Central Asia.