hussain0216
Elite Member
In the older forum, I cautioned that Pakistan is betting on the wrong horse in Afghanistan but many disagreed with me. The Taliban were assumed to provide strategic depth but now all can see the opposite of that.
The TTP is fighting for tribal autonomy in line with that map perhaps.
The Taliban movement had a noble cause when it fought to stabilize Afghanistan in the 90s but the Al-Qaeda Network became close to the Taliban. Pakistan ignored this emerging threat until 9/11. General Musharraf attempted to put the country on the right track but some in Pakistan disagreed with him. See this and this. Claims in this source are too embarrassing to discuss. Belief in conspiracy theories and courting armed Mullahs proved costly to the country at large. General Raheel made good calls but his accomplishment was undone by appeasement to armed Mullahs yet again. The Establishment is making better decisions in the present, but any good horse left in Afghanistan to bet on? Truly a sad state of affairs.
Backing the Taliban and previously mujahedeen was a decision based on 'no other better option '
And considering the threat, it was the correct decision
This is because the U.S, India and Afghan republic posed a greater long term strategic threat
The Taliban are isolated, and have no state level sponsor that can build their military so whilst they pose a annoyance and threat, they are not the strategic threat that the U.S, NATO India and Afghan republic posed
The hope was the Afghans would see sense because they would need support
But the Afghans are such a harami people, beyond fassad and violence they are good for nothing
SO NOW WHAT
We can't keep going back into the past to doublethink past decisions, just keep moving forward and dealing with the threats as they appear
The Afghans have I learnt
The Taliban haven't learnt
So now is the time to punish the AFGHANS, not just the Taliban, the whole kaum
Something is wrong with them, and we cannot keep wasting time trying to civilise them
So we need to commit to conflict to deal with this enemy
We need to commit resources and capabilities to cause some serious damage, where the response to their terrorism is serious pain for afghans
We need to alert the Taliban that Pakistan will take out camps and enemies inside Afghanistan, as they have failed to do so



