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Till yesterday, Pakistan which was celebrating the return of Taliban in Afghanistan, today the same Pakistan is raining bombs on Taliban. Both the countries, which once claimed to be “brothers”, have today become thirsty for each other’s blood. There is heavy firing on the border, soldiers are being killed and the atmosphere has become like war.
After all, what happened that friendship turned into this fire of enmity? Let us understand this whole story in simple language.
1. The real root of the conflict: ‘Durand Line’
The biggest and oldest reason for this whole mess is a line, which is called ‘Durand Line’. In 1893, the British had drawn this 2600 km long border between India (which then included Pakistan) and Afghanistan. Pakistan considers it as an international border, but till date Afghanistan has never accepted this line wholeheartedly. They believe that this line divided many of their Pashtun areas and families into two parts. After the arrival of Taliban, this issue has become even more heated.
2. New headache: TTP i.e. ‘Pakistani Taliban’
When Taliban captured Afghanistan, Pakistan was very happy. He felt that now his friend had come to power and he would control the ‘Pakistani Taliban’ i.e. TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan). TTP is the terrorist organization which is responsible for the death of thousands of innocents in Pakistan.
But exactly the opposite happened! With the arrival of Taliban in Afghanistan, TTP became even more powerful and fearless. Pakistan alleges that TTP terrorists sit on the soil of Afghanistan and plan attacks in Pakistan and the Taliban gives them shelter. Whereas Taliban clearly denies this.
3. Immediate cause: Pakistan air attack
When Pakistan got fed up with TTP attacks, it took a step which added fuel to the fire. He entered inside the border of Afghanistan and carried out air strikes. The Taliban considered this an insult. He considered this an attack on his land and resolved to take revenge.
This is where things got worse. The Taliban also retaliated and launched a massive attack on Pakistani posts on the border and claimed to have killed many soldiers.
These are two different countries, but their story and relationships are very complicated. There is an old wound of the border, and a new canker of terrorism. Unless both these issues are resolved, there is little hope of this fire being quelled.
