WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s strategic security objectives in Afghanistan almost certainly continue to counter Indian influence and reduce the spread of the Afghan civil war in Pakistani territory, a US inspector general has said, citing input from the Defense Intelligence Agency. “Pakistan continues to support peace talks while maintaining ties with the Afghan Taliban. According to the DIA, Pakistan’s strategic security objectives in Afghanistan will almost certainly continue to counter Indian influence and reduce dispersal into Pakistani territory,” the US State Department’s Office of the Inspector General said in its latest quarterly report on Afghanistan Quarterly. For reports from April 1 to June 30, the Pakistani government is concerned that the civil war in Afghanistan will have destabilizing effects on Pakistan, including an influx of refugees and providing a potential safe haven for anti-Pakistan terrorists. During the quarter, financial contributions According to media reports quoting eyewitness sources, the Afghan Taliban has increased in the border areas of Pakistan. Traditionally attempts have been made to target mosques, but the Afghan Taliban militants are now openly in the market areas of nearby Pakistani cities. do visit.
“Terrorists usually demand contributions of USD50 or more from shopkeepers. Local residents told reporters that solicitation efforts were now common in towns and cities of Quetta, Kuchlak Bypass, Pashtun Abad, Ishaq Abad and Farooqiya. According to the report, the DIA, citing media reports, said that Iran welcomes the withdrawal of US and coalition forces from Afghanistan but is “almost certainly” concerned about the resulting instability in Afghanistan. According to the DIA, Iran will continue to pursue influence in any future Afghan government through ties with the Afghan government, the Taliban and power brokers, but Iran opposes the Taliban’s re-establishment of an Islamic emirate, it said. .
As a resurgent Taliban continues to occupy new territory and an overstretched Afghan National Defense Security Force is unable to provide security in some areas, Afghan power brokers have begun increasing private militias, according to media reporting. said. “During the quarter, leaders associated with the Northern Coalition spoke openly about ‘second resistance’ to the Taliban, and some leaders began mobilizing anti-Taliban forces under their own orders,” the Northern Alliance included militias. They were primarily of Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara ethnicities, while the Taliban were largely of Pashtun ethnicity. The period of direct conflict between the Northern Alliance and the Taliban included significant violence, often targeting civilians because of their ethnicity.
According to the Afghanistan Analysts Network, the resumption of conflict between the Taliban and the elements that previously made up the Northern Alliance runs the risk of a recurrence of such violence. In April, Ahmed Massoud, a militia commander and son of the most prominent leader of the Northern Alliance, Ahmed Shah Massoud, killed by al-Qaeda shortly before the September 11, 2001 attacks, said in an interview that his followers were “for failure”. Were prepared. Peace”.
In May, Masood told reporters that more than 100,000 militia leaders, militias and other stakeholders in northern Afghanistan have pledged support to his anti-Taliban movement. The report said that public concerns about a stable peace process, the US withdrawal, and the Taliban’s apparent advantage against the ANDSF have led to an increase in the number of Afghans who organized independently.
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