Ignoring the calls from around the world and from many Pakistanis for negotiations to resolve their differences with its neighbor, once again
#Pakistan has attacked
#Afghanistan, again killing and injuring many. I have consistently condemned Pakistan's killing of innocent Afghans. I do it again today. I also point out that Islamabad has not responded to the many ideas and proposals that the Taliban government has said they agree with. But now, in the face of the ongoing total lack of any constructive effort or response from Pakistan, I think it’s time to ask: does Islamabad even want a settlement? Is this conflict, on Islamabad's side, even about what it claims? Or does the Pakistani establishment in fact have other objectives? What might they be? An unstable Afghanistan? Is the Pakistani establishment being rewarded by China to create circumstances that make Afghanistan susceptible to increased Chinese influence? Or both. If these are Pakistani objectives, they undermine US interests: increased instability will likely lead to increased safe haven for anti-US terrorists especially ISIS-K. Increased Chinese influence in Afghanistan pose a geopolitical challenge. If these are actual Pakistani objectives it’s no surprise that the Pakistani establishment does not articulate them publicly.
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