Islamabad: The recent incidents in Pakistan-Afghanistan border has turned on the unresolved issue of the Durand line, which has the potential to aggravate tensions between the two sides.
After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August, Pakistan hopes to put the Durand Line issue to rest.
Pakistan supported the Taliban leadership of Afghanistan despite warnings from the international community about terrorist blowback.
Within a few months of the takeover of Kabul Taliban, Pakistan is now facing the consequences, says an editorial piece by Virtual Think-Tank-Tank Global Strat View (GSV).
When the Taliban tried to establish itself politically in Afghanistan, Simmering issue of Durand Line has reappeared after the Taliban destroyed section of the border fence set up by the Pakistan Army.
Experts have anticipated the possibility that the current border clashes on the border could potentially lead to rupture in relations between Kabul and Islamabad.
More recently, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf had to cancel his visit to Afghanistan given the anti-Pakistan protests planned in Kabul.
Joseph is scheduled to lead the inter-ministerial delegation of Pakistan to discuss the issue of the border fence along the Durand line.
NSA Joseph had to cancel his visit during a two day anti-Pakistan protest was planned at the International Airport Hamid Karzai in Kabul.
Contrary to media reports, Pakistan NSA previously said authorities Taliban in Afghanistan maintains friendly relations with Pakistan despite the problems the border fence.
Answering a question about some border incidents with the Taliban, Yusuf said the incident was “a problem the local level” aimed locally and have nothing to do with the policies of the Taliban government.
In the view of Global Strat, Islamabad has not understood that the Taliban did not feel bound by the ISI for the takeover of Kabul last year.
Think Tank added that the main challenge the Taliban to come to the financial and economic fronts, and Pakistan do not have the capacity to support meaningful.