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Pakistan’s actions in Afghanistan may hurt its US ties

Monday, February 22, 2021

Significance

It believes the ‘intra-Afghan’ peace talks can only succeed if President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s government is replaced by an interim administration. It is supporting renewed offensives by various insurgent groups in Afghanistan in a bid to pressure Ghani and show Washington the cost of reneging on its promised troop withdrawal.

Impacts

  • Islamabad will point to its role in the Afghan peace process in trying to convince key partners Beijing and Riyadh of its regional clout.
  • Pakistan’s relations with Iran and Russia could suffer, as neither believes Islamabad has its interests in Afghanistan in mind.
  • India-Pakistan enmity will deepen, even if Islamabad fails to achieve its aim of destroying Indian influence in Afghanistan.

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