By ZoneAsia-Pk
Once again, paranoid analyses of the future of peace within Afghanistan are surfacing: analyses that pin most of the blame on Pakistan. Rife with trite observations, frozen in time and repetitive, these analyses are wanting in terms of substance. The fluid dynamics of Pakistan’s own internal security landscape seem to be missing altogether—that the country’s challenges have risen to hitherto unprecedented levels is also conveniently left out of the discussion. Pakistan is seen invariably as a volatile partner, a partner that should not be trusted completely.
Passing off the country’s vulnerabilities as an intentional effort to undermine and sabotage the strengthening of peace within Afghanistan is a little unjust to say the very least. We live in the NOW and reflect on the past to prepare ourselves for the future. Even if this line of argumentation is to be humored to a degree, what good will pursuing such a mindless strategy achieve for Pakistan in the NOW? That is to say, in an era when terror groups collude on goals and draw synergies from each other. Perhaps, it is important to remind those who are fearful of Pakistan’s ‘double game’ of the existence of a porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and the impact of spillover.
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