The dispute between Taliban and Pakistan is not showing any sign of stopping. After the attack on Afghanistan, Pakistan has sealed its borders, due to which Taliban is now facing a business crisis. In such a situation, the question is whether India will help him now?
Pakistan-Taliban Conflicts: Nothing is going well between Afghanistan’s Taliban and Pakistan for a long time. Recently, Pakistan carried out an airstrike on Kabul targeting the chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban, in response to which the Taliban also launched fierce attacks on the Durand Line. Taliban has also claimed to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in this attack. Since then the neighbor has been very angry. Now Pakistan has taken a big step to take revenge from Taliban.
Pakistan took this step to teach Taliban a lesson
Shocked by the Taliban attack and the death of 58 of its soldiers, Pakistan has now closed the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan sealed Torkham and Chaman border with Afghanistan. Apart from this, it has also closed some small borders.
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What effect will the closure of the border have on Afghanistan?
Due to closure of the border by Pakistan, the situation in Taliban ruled Afghanistan may worsen. Since more than 90 percent of Afghanistan’s exports go through Pakistan. In such a situation, due to closure of Pakistan border, its entire business may come to a standstill.
Afghanistan’s 2600 KM long border with Pakistan
Afghanistan is a completely landlocked country. That means its land does not touch the sea anywhere. In such a situation, Taliban cannot do business via sea route. His compulsion is to do business from the borders of other countries. To the north of Afghanistan are Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, which themselves depend on other countries for trade. In such a situation, Afghanistan is forced to order and send goods from Karachi port to Pakistan. Now if Pakistan closes its routes, it could create big trouble for Afghanistan.
Will India become a trouble-shooter for Afghanistan?
Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki is on a visit to India these days. There are many issues to be discussed between the two countries. But the question is that after this step taken by Pakistan, will India help Afghanistan in getting out of the crisis. Let us tell you that India has Chabahar Port in Iran. However, at present America has banned it. But in the coming time, India is preparing a new route for trade with Afghanistan through this port. India wants to connect Chabahar Port with Afghanistan through rail and road.
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