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Pakistan’s ties with the Afghan Taliban have deteriorated into open clashes over the Durand Line, largely due to Kabul’s inaction against the TTP operating from Afghan soil. The breakdown ends Pakistan’s “strategic depth” strategy, exposing vulnerabilities, while offering India fresh diplomatic and strategic openings.
Click to View MoreThe Durand Line, drawn in 1893 between British India and Afghanistan, remains a deeply contested boundary due to questions of legitimacy, ethnic divisions and competing territorial claims. Pakistan treats it as its formal international border, while Afghanistan—under successive regimes—refuses to recognise it. This unresolved dispute fuels cross-border militancy, strains Af-Pak relations, and contributes to wider regional instability, with implications for India’s security and strategic engagement in Afghanistan and Central Asia.
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