Re: Taliban open office in Qatar
Why would Pakistan have concerns with US/NATO presence if it is already their ally? US forces are present all across the Gulf, be it Saudi or Qatar or Kuwait. This is ridiculous argument.
Even with India, Pakistan is in much better relationship than before. But let us forget that for a moment. Now we have to make a choice. Extremists or India?
Take the last 25 years of history of Pakistan. It is obvious that extremism has destroyed Pakistan much more than any Indian government. So extremists are much bigger of an enemy of both Afghanistan and Pakistan than India or Israel.
It is stupid to kill a problem by raising an even bigger one. If stopping Indian influence in Afghanistan is your worry then the way it to build trust with Afghans. Some of them support India because they see Pakistanis supporting the extremists destroying their country.
Pakistan’s support to Taliban in Afghanistan will continue to wage distrust among common Afghans. They will continue to see Pakistan as their enemy, and in reaction they will continue to seek bigger and bigger role from India in Afghanistan.
The way to stop India in Afghanistan is to built trust with afghans. To show them that Pakistan is not their enemy. And the way to show it is to stop supporting enemies of Afghanistan, Taliban.