Islamabad is convinced that Kabul is allowing Indian proxies to launch terrorist attacks inside Pakistan from its soil. Kabul on the other hand firmly believes that Pakistan is behind the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network who are wreaking havoc in Afghanistan. The trilateral process initiated by Beijing and comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan and China suggests an incremental approach starting from the easier initiatives to the more difficult ones. The approach should attract the Afghan Taliban as neither Pakistan nor China is involved in hostilities against them. The promise offered by the trilateral approach is contingent on how far Pakistan and Afghanistan succeed in working together and how the Taliban react to a move which is much better than what the US offers them.

Source: Pakistan Today December 27, 2017 10:01 UTC