Post Us Withdrawal Threat Scenario for Pakistan

Dr Tahira Parveen; Dr. Muhammad Iqbal; Brigadier Dr. Muhammad Naeem Akbar Qazi

Dr Tahira Parveen Assistant Professor Department of IR and Political Science Lahore Garrison University, Lahore.
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Lecturer at Pakistan Study Centre, university of Peshawar.
Brigadier Dr. Muhammad Naeem Akbar Qazi PhD graduate from Minhaj University Lahore.

Abstract

Pakistan and Afghanistan are immediate neighbors having 2240 km common border formally known as Durand Line.Relations with Afghanistan have never been easy, despite similar territory, ethnicity, and religion. Instead, they have been extremely painful & bitter. Since Pakistan's independence in August 1947, there have been terrible bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Afghanistan's lone vote against Pakistan's 1947 UN accession stemmed from the country's dissatisfaction with the Durand Line's indestructibility. Pakistan's very existence is being threatened by Afghanistan's hostile attitude, which has made the already precarious security situation much more precarious given the impending threat from India to the east. Except for the four years that the Taliban ruled over Afghanistan (1997–2001), Kabul's regimes have shown differing degrees of animosity against Islamabad.Such hostile/unfriendly attitudes and antagonistic ties stem from Afghanistan's ambitions over certain parts in the North West of Pakistan that, for a brief period, remained part of territories seized by Ahmad Shah Abdali. These issues center around Pakhtoonistan and the Durand line. Since its independence, Afghanistan has perpetually served as the resting place for great emperors.The US and its close allies invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 with the goal of overthrowing the Taliban regime. The invasion's objectives were to overthrow the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and destroy Al-Qaeda, which was responsible for carrying out the September 11 attacks. This would prevent Al-Qaeda from having a secure place to operate.President Biden states on August 30, 2021, that after 20 years of fighting the Taliban, the US should learn from its failures and that the pullout signals the end of "an era of major military operations to remake other countries."This study recommends, for a better future, Pakistan and Afghanistan should manage their relations with each other and combat terrorism using a reasonable and balanced approach.The study recommends that Pakistan and Afghanistan needs a balanced and pragmatic approach in managing its relations with each other and counter terrorism for better future.

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