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Sat, 10/08/2011 - 09:40
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Hidden hands behind tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Oct.8 (MNA) -- The recent escalation of tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan can be defined as a milestone in the history of the disputes between the two neighboring countries.
The assassination of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was in fact the culmination of the sabotage operations conducted by the Taliban over the past few years.
Rabbani was serving as the head of a commission trying to broker a peace deal with the Taliban at the time of his death and was one of the most prominent religious and political figures of Afghanistan, and thus his assassination was roundly condemned by Afghans from all walks of life.
This compelled Afghan President Hamid Karzai to announce that Pakistan must be involved in the peace negotiations. It was a warning to Islamabad about its interference in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari also recently suggested that Afghanistan and the United States should include Pakistan in the negotiations if they want to make a peace deal with the Taliban.
This indicates that even Zardari himself is under massive pressure from Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and extremist groups in Pakistan. And his deceased wife, Benazir Bhutto, was also a victim of extremism.
Thus, Zardari seems to be suggesting that he believes the plot to assassinate Rabbani may have been hatched in Pakistan and that he wants to play a role in the efforts to halt the interventionist agenda.
The Pakistani government is actually not interested in interfering in Afghanistan’s internal issues. This activity is conducted by elements of the ISI, with direct assistance from extremist groups.
The ISI is cavorting with terrorists operating in Afghanistan in order to create a situation that allows it to play a role in the country’s security issues and thus to exert a degree control over its northern neighbor.
ISI officials believe their involvement in Afghanistan’s security issues is serving Pakistan’s national interests.
And it should not be forgotten that Pakistan’s central government does not actually exert total authority and control over the tribal areas of the country bordering Afghanistan.
This unstable situation gives the ISI and extremist groups a free hand.
The assassination of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was in fact the culmination of the sabotage operations conducted by the Taliban over the past few years.
Rabbani was serving as the head of a commission trying to broker a peace deal with the Taliban at the time of his death and was one of the most prominent religious and political figures of Afghanistan, and thus his assassination was roundly condemned by Afghans from all walks of life.
This compelled Afghan President Hamid Karzai to announce that Pakistan must be involved in the peace negotiations. It was a warning to Islamabad about its interference in Afghanistan’s internal affairs.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari also recently suggested that Afghanistan and the United States should include Pakistan in the negotiations if they want to make a peace deal with the Taliban.
This indicates that even Zardari himself is under massive pressure from Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and extremist groups in Pakistan. And his deceased wife, Benazir Bhutto, was also a victim of extremism.
Thus, Zardari seems to be suggesting that he believes the plot to assassinate Rabbani may have been hatched in Pakistan and that he wants to play a role in the efforts to halt the interventionist agenda.
The Pakistani government is actually not interested in interfering in Afghanistan’s internal issues. This activity is conducted by elements of the ISI, with direct assistance from extremist groups.
The ISI is cavorting with terrorists operating in Afghanistan in order to create a situation that allows it to play a role in the country’s security issues and thus to exert a degree control over its northern neighbor.
ISI officials believe their involvement in Afghanistan’s security issues is serving Pakistan’s national interests.
And it should not be forgotten that Pakistan’s central government does not actually exert total authority and control over the tribal areas of the country bordering Afghanistan.
This unstable situation gives the ISI and extremist groups a free hand.
