When I woke up, China's two major neighbors exchanged fire, and the Pakistani army said that it would fight, and it was not accustomed to the Taliban at all.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have recently engaged in a war of words over security. However, things seem to have taken a more serious turn. There are reports that the Pakistani military has launched strikes against targets in Afghanistan and is not accustomed to the Taliban.
[Pakistan reportedly launched airstrikes on Afghanistan]
According to the media "Afghanistan International", Pakistan recently dispatched its air force to launch an airstrike on Paktika province in Afghanistan, targeting the Pakistani Taliban group hiding here. As of now, it is not known how many casualties and property damage the attack caused. The Afghan Taliban also did not make an official comment on the matter.
The outlet also said that after the incident, the Afghan interim government canceled the scheduled trip of the Pakistani Army delegation to Kandahar. "Afghanistan International" claimed that the Pakistani side had already arranged everything and determined a series of detailed information such as the visiting personnel, plane flights, and schedules. The two sides intend to focus their discussions on border management and issues related to the Pakistani Taliban.
However, the Atta authorities cancelled the trip, citing "weather conditions", in what was seen as a response to Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghan territory last week.
Due to the delicate position of the Afghan International media, we still have to be cautious about the above news. However, it is also true that relations between Pakistan and the Afghan authorities are not good, and almost two months ago, the two countries really got serious.
[Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been very tense recently]
Pakistan was the first to strike, and the trigger was a terrorist attack on a Pakistani military outpost. The Pakistani side claims that it has cracked down on terrorist groups hiding in Afghanistan, which have repeatedly carried out terrorist attacks in Pakistan and caused serious losses to Pakistan.
The Pakistani side also vehemently criticized that since the Atta regime came to power, it has repeatedly reflected on this issue, but with little success. To make matters worse, the "partial holders" in Afghanistan's interim government are also trying to use extremist groups against Pakistan.
After the incident, Atta's forces returned fire on Pakistan and wounded several people. They also stressed that Afghanistan would not allow anyone to use its territory for sabotage and that the Pakistani authorities were unable to control the situation in their own country and should not be blamed for their incompetence.
Although there have been border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan from time to time, the situation was more serious. Looking back at the recent past, if Afghanistan International's report is true, it means that Pakistan's dissatisfaction with Afghanistan may have reached a critical point. And this situation is also likely to be related to the terrorist attack against Chinese in Pakistan some time ago.
[Pakistan had a terrorist attack against Chinese some time ago]
In late March, a convoy carrying Chinese was attacked in Pakistan, killing five Chinese. The impact of this incident is extremely bad, and the Chinese side immediately demanded that Pakistan find out the truth and severely punish the murderers, and sent a special working group. Recently, the Pakistani side gave their findings. According to the Pakistani military, the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attack, and the location of the attack was in Afghanistan.
As soon as this news came out, the impact was undoubtedly considerable. Because of the personal safety of the Chinese, the complexity of the whole matter immediately increased, and it was quite unfavorable to the Afghan side. Because if Pakistan's claims are true, even if the Afghan interim government is not directly related to the terrorist attacks, it will certainly not be able to escape the responsibility for governing the country, and it will inevitably give China an explanation.
And as for the gravity of Pakistan's allegations, the Afghan Taliban are certainly clear. Therefore, as soon as the incident occurred, they flatly denied the Pakistani side's claim. Atta stressed that the Palestinian side's statement is far from the facts and is aimed at diverting attention. Similarly, they have considerable evidence that extremist groups are planning terrorist attacks against Afghanistan in Pakistan. The Afghan interim government also stressed that it has given guarantees to the Chinese side.
Now that the Pakistani military has pointed the finger at the Atta authorities, it makes sense for the former to launch a strike on Afghan territory. On the one hand, Pakistan needs to take strong action to make extremist groups pay the price, and on the other hand, Pakistan also needs to give an explanation to the relevant countries.
[Pakistan previously launched strikes on the territory of Afghanistan]
While Pakistan and Afghanistan are often at odds when it comes to security, the poor security situation in Afghanistan is also a fact. Moreover, security problems in Afghanistan are also spilling over to the periphery with a visible trend. In recent years, Afghanistan has been involved in border clashes with its neighbors such as Pakistan, Iran and Turkmenistan. Among them, Afghanistan's relations with Pakistan and Iran are relatively more tense.
You must know that one of the key requirements of neighboring countries, including China, for Afghanistan is to stabilize the domestic situation and become a positive factor in the region. Now that it has been several years since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, and the situation has not fundamentally improved, how can the neighboring countries trust this regime? And there are also indications that Atta does not seem to have completely overcome some of the problems of his origins in the armed group.
On the whole, for the current Afghan interim government, if they want to get more support from neighboring countries, they still have to respond with practical actions. If the current situation continues, it will not be good for them.