Regardless of how the current political crisis in Pakistan concludes, the military's legitimacy in the eyes of Pakistani civilians has eroded. It may begin a war in Afghanistan, but it is almost certain to face opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Balochistan, notwithstanding the ongoing insurgency that is gaining strength in th…
Regardless of how the current political crisis in Pakistan concludes, the military's legitimacy in the eyes of Pakistani civilians has eroded. It may begin a war in Afghanistan, but it is almost certain to face opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Balochistan, notwithstanding the ongoing insurgency that is gaining strength in the rest of Balochistan.
I struggle to imagine a world in which the Pakistani military – a famously untrustworthy security partner – will convince Trump to assist it in a war in Afghanistan. One of Trump's many big claims is that he began the process of ending US engagement in Afghanistan. What does he stand to gain by supporting a Pakistani war in the region? That too one based on the premise of eliminating ISKP, a group which, ironically, the Taliban accuses Pakistan of supporting.
Regardless of how the current political crisis in Pakistan concludes, the military's legitimacy in the eyes of Pakistani civilians has eroded. It may begin a war in Afghanistan, but it is almost certain to face opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Balochistan, notwithstanding the ongoing insurgency that is gaining strength in the rest of Balochistan.
I struggle to imagine a world in which the Pakistani military – a famously untrustworthy security partner – will convince Trump to assist it in a war in Afghanistan. One of Trump's many big claims is that he began the process of ending US engagement in Afghanistan. What does he stand to gain by supporting a Pakistani war in the region? That too one based on the premise of eliminating ISKP, a group which, ironically, the Taliban accuses Pakistan of supporting.