Showing posts with label pakistan afghanistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pakistan afghanistan. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Afghanistan's Relations With Pakistan Are On A Downward Slide

Afghanistan Says Pakistan Ties Are Fraying -- Wall Street Journal

KABUL—Afghanistan's relations with Pakistan are growing increasingly strained, Afghan officials say, even as President Hamid Karzai has patched up, for now, his fraying ties with the U.S.

At the core of the disagreement is what role Pakistan, Afghanistan's larger neighbor and a traditional supporter of the Taliban, will play in the region's post-American order once most U.S.-led coalition forces withdraw next year.

A trilateral summit of Pakistani, Afghan and British leaders, held in England last month to discuss regional cooperation, was billed as a success after it ended with an optimistic pledge to seek a peace settlement with the Taliban within six months.

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More News On The Afghan-Pak Relationship

Uneasy neighbors: Afghanistan says it doesn’t need Pakistani help in peace efforts -- Washington Times
Afghanistan may talk Taliban peace without Pakistan -- Global Post
Afghanistan Cancels Military Visit To Pakistan -- Radio Free Europe
Afghanistan-Pakistan relations on downward slide -- Foreign Policy
Afghan army scraps Pakistan trip over cross-border shelling -- Reuters
Afghan army cancels Pakistan visit over 'shelling' -- AFP
Afghanistan cancels army officers’ Pakistan visit over ‘shelling’ -- Express Tribune
Pakistan’s ISI accuse Afghanistan for supporting Taliban -- Khaama Press
Pakistan intelligence agency claims Afghanistan supports Taliban splinter groups -- NBC
Afghanistan rejects Pakistani officials remarks on Karzai -- Khaama Press

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

There Are No Good Endings For Pakistan In Afghanistan


Pakistan’s Coming Defeat in Afghanistan -- Ashley J. Tellis, The Diplomat

Why Pakistan must rethink its Afghanistan policies, or risk defeat.

Irrespective of how the coming security transition in Afghanistan pans out, one country is on a surprising course to a major strategic defeat: Pakistan. Every foreseeable ending to the Afghan war today—continued conflict with the Taliban, restoration of Taliban control in the southern and eastern provinces, or a nationwide civil war—portends nothing but serious perils for Islamabad. But judging from Pakistan’s behavior, it appears as if this fact has eluded the generals in Rawalpindi.

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My Comment:
I have to concur with this analysis .... there are no good endings for Pakistan in Afghanistan. Pakistan's support of Islamic militants is probably the big sore point for most Afghans .... and as long as Pakistan permits these murderous gangs to continue bringing mayhem into Afghanistan .... support and sympathy for Pakistan in Afghanistan can only go downwards.