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Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that there is a hostile environment with Afghanistan. Conflict can start any time in Islamabad and Kabul.
He said that at present there is no clash between the two countries, but relations between the two countries have cooled down. Asif further said,
The possibility of conflict cannot be ruled out. If Afghanistan threatens, we have the right to respond immediately.
In fact, on October 9, there were air strikes on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) bases in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Taliban said that these attacks were carried out by Pakistan.
In response, Afghanistan attacked 25 military posts of Pakistan late on 11 October.
The armies of both the countries remained on alert on the border on Monday. During this period, trade and passenger movement between the two countries remained closed.
Hundreds of Afghan people are stranded in Pakistan due to the closure of the border. They are not able to return to their country.
Afghanistan claims- 58 Pakistani soldiers killed
Afghanistan claimed that its forces killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in a clash along the Pakistan border on Saturday night (October 11).
Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that Afghan security forces captured 25 military posts of Pakistan.
In response, the Pakistani Army said that only 25 of its soldiers were killed, while it killed 200 Taliban fighters.
This footage is of Afghan army attack on Pakistan military posts. credit-tolo news
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP): Insurgent organization of Pakistan
- When America attacked Afghanistan in 2001, many fighters hid in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
- In 2007, Betullah Mehsud merged 13 insurgent groups to form Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
- A large number of people from factions opposed to the Pakistani Army were involved in this.
- Their fight is against Pakistan’s army and government.
- Many supporters associated with this organization are present in the Pakistani Army.
- America has warned Pakistan that TTP can reach nuclear weapons.
Why fight between Pakistan and TTP?
- After America’s attack on Afghanistan in 2001, Pakistan supported America. This angered TTP, who considered it against Islam.
- TTP believes that the Pakistan government does not believe in true Islam, hence it attacks against it.
- TTP has deep links with the Afghan Taliban. Both groups support each other.
- After the Afghan Taliban came to power in 2021, Pakistan launched attacks in Afghanistan targeting TTP.
- TTP exploits the grievances of the Pashtun community such as poverty, unemployment and government neglect.
There has been tension between the two countries before
There is a long standing dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan regarding the Durand Line. Both countries keep accusing each other of attacks and hiding terrorists. Tension has increased further after Taliban took control of Afghanistan government in 2021.
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