On 8 August 1919, ruler of Afghanistan Amanullah signed Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 (Treaty of Rawalpindi) with British India surrendering entire KP region & some parts of Balochistan. Afghan ruler agreed upon Durand Line with British India giving them almost half of Afghanistan.
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In the past, British Indian forces have captured Kabul and large parts of modern day Afghanistan. They forced treaties upon Afghan rulers and snatched huge territories from them.
Afghanistan's history of surrender and defeats is much older than Pakistan. Afghanistan was Defeated by Sikh Empire & British Indian Forces. Remained occupied by USSR for more than a decade. Remained occupied by US & it's allies for two decades. Aren't these surrenders?
Pakistan surrendered in 1971 and lost East Pakistan, a part which was approximately 2000 kms away from mainland Pakistan and it was impossible for West Pakistan to save East Pakistan's territory by using forces because East Pakistan is surrounded by India from three sides and...
...no force can defend it when people of East Pakistan sided with India.
Pakistan surrendered, then what?
Pakistan came out of that tragedy & became a nuclear power 27 years later. Today, it stands tall, militarily as well as strategically. The Army which lost in 1971 has...
Pakistan surrendered, then what?
Pakistan came out of that tragedy & became a nuclear power 27 years later. Today, it stands tall, militarily as well as strategically. The Army which lost in 1971 has...
...become the 10th strongest in the world & is improving more. From a military defeat, Pakistan has been able to make it's own aircrafts, tanks, missiles and other war equipment to keep a nuclear armed state (India) at bay like a boss.
What has Afghanistan achieved? What are Afghanistan's goals? Nothing. A failed state ran by USSR and then US and now in a state of affairs when it's own soldiers are running to other countries for shelter.
Surrender is part of the game. Nations surrender but rise again. Pakistan has risen again.
France surrendered to Germany in WW-II in few weeks, but rose again. Germany surrendered in World Wars, but rose again. Japan surrendered to US, but rose again.
France surrendered to Germany in WW-II in few weeks, but rose again. Germany surrendered in World Wars, but rose again. Japan surrendered to US, but rose again.
As far as surrender in 1971 in East Pak is concerned, our soldiers never left fighting & raised their hands. They faught till last. They weren't defeated. The orders of surrender came from political leadership of Pakistan, it wasn't not a military decision. Battalions of Army...
...were still fighting when they heard about surrender and they were shocked. They wanted to continue. Kamalpur & Jamalpur were the last locations to surrender, that too when they were ordered again & again to give up fighting because a decision has been made and they've...
...to obey. When troops at Kamalpur were over with ammunition, they were ready for hand-to-hand combat, but not surrender. Indian commander asked them many a times to surrender, but their company commander Captain Ahsan Siddique (SJ) from 31 Baloch Regiment refused each...
...time and asked India Army to stop talking rather fight. Pakistan's surrender was a political surrender, not military. Military surrender is when opponent subdue you in a manner that you're left with no other option to lay arms & stop. This never happened in East Pakistan.
War in East Pakistan in 1971 was a civil war and India was supported by Mukti Bahini, the very own people of East Pakistan. Defeat in East Pakistan was inevitable due to many a reasons, mainly the political.
Western front in 1971 was the real war where Indians weren't supported by Mukti Bahini or any other guerrilla forces; thus they never gained anything in west theatre of 1971 war. On western front, they suffered heavy losses and also lost territories which were later exchanged.
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