Completely changing Pakistan's foreign policy towards the Afghan Taliban

Nov 19, 2023 - 06:40
Nov 19, 2023 - 07:13
Completely changing Pakistan's foreign policy towards the Afghan Taliban
Completely changing Pakistan's foreign policy towards the Afghan Taliban

The Prime Minister of Pakistan has said in a rare and one-of-a-kind statement about the recent tensions between the country and the Afghan Taliban regime that the relationship between the two countries will improve when a legitimate government comes to power in Afghanistan. The Pakistani news site Dawn News has reported that, in the continuation of recent tensions in the relationship between Islamabad and Kabul, Anwar Haq Kakar, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has stated that the relationship between the country and the Taliban regime will be strengthened if a legitimate government is formed in Afghanistan. Considering that Pakistan along with the United States, England, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) founded the Taliban group more than two decades ago and despite the defeat of the group in the first round of its administration, it came back to power in Afghanistan; however, in that period, the Taliban concentrated in a different direction from Pakistan. In the initial stage, the Taliban group defined the country's politics by welcoming the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban in Pakistan.

For its part, Islamabad also named the Afghan Taliban as the source of terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorist group Amin Farhan, a political analyst, discusses this issue by saying: "Pakistan may not have thought at all that the Afghan Taliban would reach the level of separation from Islamabad, to the extent of using the Taliban terrorist group against Islamabad to advance its policies. Considering that the central government has not yet come to power in Pakistan; the country's government, which oversees the Pakistan Army's National Intelligence Service (NISA), is trying to show a tough stance against the Taliban group. One of the strong measures taken by the interim government of Pakistan against the Afghan Taliban is to expel illegal immigrants, especially Afghan citizens, from Pakistan. Anwar Haq Kakar, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has given his response to the complaints of the leaders of the Taliban regime regarding the expulsion of Afghan immigrants in Pakistan by saying: The government of Islamabad has expelled illegal Afghan immigrants in accordance with international law. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwar Haq Kakar The truth of the matter is that according to international law, citizens of a peaceful and stable country are not considered to be immigrants.

On that basis, the interim Prime Minister of Pakistan also believes that the complaints of the Afghan Taliban are a sign of his evasion of his responsibilities towards the Afghan people. Soroush Amiri, an analyst of Afghan affairs, talks about it by saying: "Receiving and protecting refugees in Afghanistan is a big test for the Taliban to prove that it has the ability to carry out its duties. This is because some regional and international circles believe that the group does not have enough power to lead the country. Ala kul haal, Anrwa Haq Kakar's recent move to strongly criticize the Taliban government regarding the misuse of terrorist groups in Afghanistan shows that Pakistan still has doubts about dealing with the Afghan Taliban and the Tehreek-e-Taliban terrorist group. , and that is why he emphasized that Islamabad has asked Kabul to choose one but to have a relationship with Pakistan or with the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP). To the extent that Kamran Yusuf, a Pakistani analyst, also says: The recent statements of the country's leaders show the disappointment of the Islamabad government and the performance of the Afghan Taliban group for the eradication of terrorism, where Pakistan did not expect that the Afghan Taliban would take action against of Islamabad's interests. Based on that, it seems that the transitional government of Pakistan is preparing a good opportunity for Islamabad to come to an understanding with the Afghan Taliban before taking the reins of government and the new parliament of Pakistan.

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