Since its creation, Pakistan has seen its survival in Afghanistan’s fragility and insecurity, and to achieve this goal it has consistently used terrorism—trained and supported by itself—as a tool.
Analysts believe that Pakistan, contrary to its decades-long behind-the-scenes role in destabilizing Afghanistan, has now moved toward direct confrontation. In addition to exploiting terrorism instrumentally, it has entered into open conflict with Afghanistan and has targeted civilian sites.
According to their analysis, Pakistan seeks, on one hand, to conceal the failures of its own forces through attacks on Afghanistan, and on the other, to prevent the establishment of a strong central government in the country.
Political analyst Kamal Naser Osuli says:
“Pakistan, as in the past, is still preventing the formation of a powerful and sovereign state. They attempt to create challenges through their spies and incompetent, unpatriotic elements. There are two issues here: first, their own failures, which they try to hide through attacks in Afghanistan; second, they never want a strong government to emerge in Afghanistan. Instead, they prefer a weak state that cannot secure the country’s current geography.”
Other analysts say Pakistan has consistently harmed Afghanistan’s stability and security and has now begun open hostility against Afghans, carrying out attacks and killing civilians. They suggest that such attacks should be met with a firm response.
University professor Faiz Mohammad Zaland states:
“Pakistan has always acted as a malicious and unfortunate neighbor, paving the way for insecurity, instability, and weakness in Afghanistan. Afghans must respond to Pakistan with unity and solidarity.”
Some other commentators consider Afghan unity vital to thwart Pakistan’s alleged conspiracies and call on the government to accept the people’s demands in order to achieve this goal.
Political analyst Toryalai Zazai says:
“Why do the United States, the United Nations, and United Kingdom—which have always supported Pakistan—not condemn these crimes? We must preserve our national unity, accept the people’s demands, and put an end to Pakistan’s intelligence-driven wars and crimes.”
On February 21 and 22, Pakistan’s military regime once again carried out attacks on Afghan territory in violation of international laws, resulting in the deaths of women and children. The Islamic Emirate has warned of a calculated response at an appropriate time. Pakistan’s actions were widely condemned both domestically and internationally and were described as crimes.
