"Beautiful.
Pakistan's Afghanistan policy has only been a success when it has been a) unrepentantly hawkish and b) incredibly proactive.
Think of Ayub Khan spanking Afghans all the way to Kunar after the Bajaur Invasion in 1960, Liaquat Ali Khan bombing Afghans after the Zhob Incursion in 1949, Bhutto and Gen. Akhtar's "Kabul Must Burn" after the Afghan govt hijacked a Pakistani school bus, Zia toying with Afg as he saw fit - that is the successful blueprint.
Our Afg policy only went south when, 1988 onwards, we became hostage to ideologically-compromised folks, mullahs across the board, and spineless generals like Bajwa & Faiz. Appeasement & dialogue with those who claim half your country can never work."Kabul Must Burn" was a tremendous sucess. Happy to see it back as "Kandahar Must Burn"."
Completely agree with this gentlemen. Pakistan making deoband mullahs of Pakistan NWFP incharge of Afghan policy in 90's was disastrous. The end result was that while these pak mullahs were drinking koolaid ummah chuma and brainwashing Pakistanis. Meanwhile Afghan taliban was only doing chuma chumi to get back in power and become ethno nationalists next day aftr fall of Kabul regime, forgetting about any ummah days in Pakistan safe heavens.