Asfandyar Bhittani
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
Military doctrine dictates that one should clear ones own territory before establishing any buffer.Why is it soo difficult to establish a no go area / buffer zone inside Afghanistan?
A buffer zone incorporating all pashtun majority areas of a few hundred kilometres, inside Afghanistan.
Just like Turkey does in Syria / Iraq or Israel plans to do in Lebnon ?
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Litani River: The UN's attempt at a buffer zone between Israel and Hezbollah
Stretching from East to West across much of southern Lebanon, the Litani River is a crucial water source for agriculture - and a marker for a buffer zone that was once hoped would keep a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.news.sky.com
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Turkey announces determination to create a buffer zone in Iraq and Syria
Turkey's determination to establish a 30-40 km security zone in Iraq and Syria has become a central pillar of itsmedyanews.net
Militants blocking highways in Balochistan or bombing Karachi aren't cross border to attack but attacking from within Pakistan. Leaving them to their own devices to establish a bigger is just dumb.
Also, Turkish buffer zone has nothing to do with direct attacks but to prevent any future independent kurd state. Ankara has thus settled the "buffer zone" with Syrian refugees, predominantly Arabs.







