He can be reached at tayyarinam@hotmail.com and tweets @20_InamLast week we debunked certain myths surrounding Afghanistan, and more pertinently the IEA. Pashtuns in Pakistan would want to reunite with parent state of Afghanistan, hence the bogey of greater Pashtunistan. In the prevalent stable political construct, Pakistani Pashtuns look up to Islamabad, whereas Afghan Pashtuns throw their lot with Kabul. Hostile Afghanistan presents Pakistan with two-front war scenario, simultaneously with India and Afghanistan. In all three Indo-Pakistan wars, Afghanistan despite friendlier ties with India, never ever postured to take military advantage of the situation.

Source: The Express Tribune June 27, 2024 03:57 UTC