The Pak-Afghan Border Clashes: Fallout of Unrealistic Expectations?
Ashish Shukla
Ever since August 2021, when Taliban fighters captured the seat of power in Kabul, the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan started deteriorating. It was primarily because of Pakistanās unrealistic expectations from the Taliban. The politico-security elites of Pakistan have historically desired to enjoy what many term as āStrategic Depthā in Afghanistan under a puppet or pliant regime in Kabul. For this very purpose, they heavily invested their time, energy, and borrowed resources to ensure that a pro-Pakistan force occupies the war-torn nation of Afghanistan....
