Thread by @_AhmedQuraishi

'#Taliban as proxies in #Pakistan's endless war' is a cliché from the 2000s. It's outdated. Time to take stock of new realities in Pakistani military thinking because the #US #NATO & #Pakistan must prevent a new civil war in #Afghanistan. /1

https://twitter.com/calxandr/status/1382130843452370946

No one can win in #Afghanistan. Not even the #Taliban. Some actors would love to see a permanent Afghan war of attrition that engulfs #America+#Pakistan+#Afghanistan. Make no mistake: a new #Islamabad+#WashingtonDC blame game will expedite such a war. /2

https://twitter.com/SethGJones/status/1382127062866145283?s=20

What's happening in #Afghanistan is by no means #Pakistan's proxy war. But it is the proxy war of multiple actors who want Afghanistan to be a permanent bleeding ground for #America #Pakistan #NATO. /3

macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pdf/2021…

#Iran is readying to turn #Afghanistan into the latest #JCPOA negotiating card. The #IRGC used helpless Afghans to fight in #Syria, exploited their water resources for 30 yrs for free, and now wants a destabilized Afg to keep the #US & #Pakistan out. /4

unitedagainstnucleariran.com/blog/brace-for…

Does #Pakistan want to see #America defeated in #Afghanistan? There is not evidence to that [ignore the bluster of some Pakistani windmill fighters in Pak media]. In many ways, Islamabad's interests are tied to a #US role in #Kabul. /5

en.dailypakistan.com.pk/11-Jan-2018/do…

If the #Afghanistan war is lost, this will be a joint defeat for #Pakistan and #America, and a win for those who want a permanently destabilized Afghanistan. /6

en.dailypakistan.com.pk/13-May-2018/am…

The #US and #Pakistan won the cold war in 1989. But 27 yrs later, #Islamabad and #Washington are on the brink of turning their historic victory into a defeat. And it is likely that American and Pakistani analysts are victims of their shortsightedness. /7

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