William Darlymple, a Scottish-born living in India, is currently the greatest living authority on the history of the subcontinent, his book "THE LAST MUGHAL" describes the life of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, the trial against him, the war of independence and his Secret secrets of hundred years of captivity revealed. His later book is about Britain's first Afghan war. In the book called RETURN OF A KING, America, Russia, Europe and every other country around the world has been warned that anyone who attacks Afghanistan will be trapped because Lashkar is less likely to face Lashkar in Afghanistan. Most of the fighting is raiding, in which the army loses more and the raiders less. This book came to mind because today the Pak-Afghan tension is on the rise and it seems that we are moving towards this forced war even if we don't want to.
Every war in the world has material, economic and psychological reasons. Hatred, malice and jealousy between nations and countries are the psychological reasons for war. It was a manifestation of contradictions. Just a few days ago, the acceptance of the serious citizens of Pakistan on Maxwell's thrashing of the Afghan cricket team is proof that the majority of our country is fed up with the attitudes of the Afghan government and its citizens and is against them. It has happened, that's why Maxwell became the hero of Pakistanis psychologically. The main cause of Pakistan-Afghan tension is the terrorist activities of the Pakistani Taliban inside the country, which are not stopping. The attack on the Mianwali Air Base is the latest example of these activities. I have sheltered terrorists, these Pakistani Taliban spread terror inside the country by sitting in safe havens and then go back to Afghanistan. The Pakistani government has requested the Afghan government many times to stop these Taliban terrorists, but it has not yet achieved any success in this regard. There was a suggestion from many circles that Pakistan should enter Afghanistan and destroy these terrorist hideouts, in this regard the United States also supported such an action. However, the reaction of such an action is dangerous. It can and there is a danger that a new Afghan war will break out in this atmosphere of tension and mutual mistrust.
If you look at the history, the terrible facts come out. Professor Dani, the most famous historian of Pakistan, in an interview published in Daily Jang, presented the theory that the invaders always came from the north and they Having come from there and conquered Punjab and the whole of India, it seems that intervention inside Afghanistan will be like opening a new northern front. We have already fought four wars with India on the eastern front, so we can afford a new war. Or not? At the same time, there is a completely opposite theory in circulation and that is that during the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, his general Hari Singh Naloh had besieged Kabul, so if terrorism does not stop, then Pakistan will be forced to accept these terrorists. The bases inside Afghanistan will have to be attacked later, whatever the cost.
In the 75-year history of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, there have been fewer bright chapters and more bitter aspects. Immediately after the establishment of Pakistan, Afghanistan not only opposed Pakistan's representation in the United Nations, but also started bitter disputes with Pakistan over the Durand Line issue. . After the overthrow of Zahir Shah and later President Dawood in Afghanistan with the help of Russia, the communist governments that came in continued to carry out systematic sabotage in Pakistan. On the other hand, the state of Pakistan also openly supported the Afghan Mujahideen along with the United States and thus the Afghan governments there developed an open hostile relationship with Pakistan. It was expected that after the end of the communist era or the pro-Indians like Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani, the Taliban would become supporters of Pakistan. For this reason, the Pakistani state and its institutions secretly continued to support the Afghan Taliban despite angering the entire world. In the Doha talks, he ensured that after the departure of Ashraf Ghani, only the Taliban got power, After the return of the American troops, Pakistan also helped to form the government of the Taliban, but the irony of the situation is that the same Taliban, for whom Pakistan became infamous around the world, helped Pakistan to stop the terrorist activities of its fellow Pakistani Taliban. They are not ready, but they have officially taken the position that it is not their responsibility to stop terrorism in Pakistan, even though the government of Pakistan has clear evidence that the Pakistani Taliban have the full support of the Afghan Taliban and their government. Patronage is available.
Let us finally examine what would be the result if we were forced to go to war or an operation inside Afghanistan. The first thing is that wars and economy are mutually contradictory in today's era, war always takes the economy. . In view of this, it is important to avoid open war at all costs. By diplomatic, economic and other means, the Taliban government should be forced to stop supporting the Pakistani Taliban. If this is not possible, then a pro-Pakistan group within the Taliban should be found and supported, another Afghan war. It will be disastrous for the country.
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