So, now that dust is settling, let's ask some questions why this conflict happened in the first place?
- Did the Afghan Taliban simply decide to provoke Pakistan just to appease the Indians?
- Did they think Pakistan will only issue a strong condemnation but wouldn't go as far as launching airstrikes on the Afghan capital?
- Did the Taliban think that the Indians will issue some statement in their favour against Pakistan?
If so, it doesn't seem to have gone very well. A major miscalculation on the Afghan Taliban's part.
If anything, India feels embarrassed that the country it was threatening has beaten up yet another country, and shown videos of its airstrikes on the Afghan territory.
What India only threatens for 4 months, Pakistan delivers in 4 days.