The observer saw the Taliban takeover from Afghanistan last year as a strategic victory for neighboring Pakistan after many years of cold relations between Islamabad and the government supported by the West in Kabul which collapsed last August. Security concerns along the border of two countries since it complicated images.
Many Pakistan celebrated the return of Taliban to power, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, who stated that Afghanistan had violated “bondage shackles.”
Some Pakistan also welcomed a felt blow to Archrival India, who had a close relationship with the former Afghan government.
In the following weeks, Pakistan launched diplomatic efforts that urged the international community to engage with the Taliban, helping to alleviate the Afghan humanitarian crisis and prevent it from going down to chaos again. For the first time, Pakistan even allowed India to transport humanitarian aid to Kabul through the Pakistani region.
In December, foreign ministers from 56 countries belonging to the Islamic Cooperation Organization, together with the Taliban delegation and M., gathered in Islamabad. The meeting focused on the Afghan humanitarian crisis.
Apart from such efforts, tensions sometimes flared between Islamabad and Kabul, surprised many people in the region. Pakistan complained of cross-border terrorist threats from Afghanistan since the ruling Taliban.
Pakistan Offshoot of Afghanistan Taliban, known as the Tehrik-I-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Pakistan Taliban, has intensified attacks in Pakistan from the base on the Afghan border, killing dozens of security forces in recent months.
On Sunday, a thick shot from Afghanistan targets Pakistan’s northwest border posts, killing five soldiers. TTP is responsible.
Pakistani’s main concern at this point is terrorism that radiates from Afghan land, which has been a victim in the past years,” said Raoof Hasan, Khan’s special assistant.
We interact well with Afghan authorities to formulate a coordinated and effective approach. We are unable to remain hostage of these terrorist forces,” Hasan Voa said.
Pakistani security officials said that following the withdrawal of troops A.S. And allies from Afghanistan, TTP guerrillas seem to enjoy operational freedom and greater operational mobility in this country.
US. Afghan military drone attacks and military operations have killed dozens of TTP militants for years. Earlier this month, the United Nations was estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 Taliban Pakistan in Afghanistan.
Pakistani officials believe that the Afghan Taliban has closed his eyes towards TTP activities since returning to power. Furthermore inflamed tensions, the Afghan Taliban tried to stop Pakistani forces from establishing a security fence along the general border of approximately 2,600 kilometers to prevent terrorist infiltration.
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