Pakistan has performed really, really well this time in controlling the narrative. Let me expand on what I mean by that. Slightly off topic but This is a post of recommendations I had made back in 2021 on the old forum after the US's exit from Afghanistan:
As the US military footprint shrinks in Afghanistan, there are concerns going on many fronts, whilst there is huge uproar at apparent human rights abuses in the country, the immediate concerns for the average Afghan remains to be food, shelter, medicine and security.
As per reports from the U.S. Dept. of State, The US and it's...
I further discussed the problem with foreign fighters inside Afghanistan and how it would pose a security problem for Pakistan in 2024 here:
Foreign fighters presently in Afghanistan/Pakistan pose a considerable risk to regional security:
It is important to differentiate between a home grown terrorist and foreign fighters. An insurgent is a person who is fighting against a state or a government and frequently resorts to violence which in majority of cases is directed towards Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) or state institutions without any or semi-religious base to achieve the political objectives. Whereas, a terrorist is person who may have a political motive but should contain shades of ideological or religious...
It's very interesting to see many of the things missed in 2021 and raised in 2024 are now on the radar of our decision makers.
