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Thanks for an interesting article
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Afghan incursion into Bajaur agency in 1960-61 and other Afghan raids in Baluchistan and Khyber throughout 1950s-60s, under Prime Minister Sardar Daud Khan is an example. Afghanistan also completely severed ties in 1961 after they were defeated from Bajaur. On September 3, 1961 Afghanistan sealed its side of the border and on September 6, 1961 breaks relations. Again in 1974 Sardar Daud Khan, now President, hosted General Secretary of the ANP led by Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Ajmal Khattak,and others like Juma Khan Sufi, Baluch guerrillas etc. and started training Pakhtun Zalmay and young Baluchs and was sending them to Pakistan for sabotage and militancy.
Why occupy our Neighbour's Territory, an action which will give us little or no benefit but it will definitely give us a huge headache. The only limited benefit of having Wakhan is direct access to Tajikistan and then by default, access to rest of Central Asia, as trading route.
Through the CPEC we have already accomplished that. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor gives us access to Kashgar and Kashgar is connected to ALL OF CENTRAL ASIA.
So I fail to see the point of this article.
You are right about this one mate, The Wakhan Corridor without a doubt is extremely important for not only Afghanistan but for Pakistan and China as well. If China and Pakistan get together and propose Afghanistan a ridiculous offer to buy it off from them, I believe half of our (Pakistan, China & Tajikistan) troubles will be solved. I know and I am completely aware that Afghanistan would never agree but whats shame in trying? And after all history is evident that a ridiculous offers were always hard to turn down.
If we had a sensible Politicians we could have asked all those Afghan Refugees living here in Pakistan for decades, particularly the Pathans, to pressurize their Government for a referendum that they want an annexation with Pakistan. After all they live here, and they are the true owner of their territory, and majority of them don't want to leave Pakistan. So, whats wrong in annexation with Pakistan? Only the Pathan population makes the total of 56% of Afghanistan population. And in that sense, we can have around 50% of Afghanistan land merge into Pakistan. So, here is the thing we do not need neither do we have to think invading Afghanistan. We have this golden opportunity, only if, our Politicians knew how to work things out.
However despite us turning out to be a clear victor against a much much much much weaker enemy we will still have to return wakhan after a ceasefire is announced and international community joins in. Even in the cold start end India returns captured territory whilst teaching pakistan a lesson.
1. Only in retaliation, as you you say but at what scale?
2. Would Pakistan be able to keep the corridor after ceasefire / peace treaty?
3. Could the corridor be used as a bargaining chip for the recognition of the Durand line?
4. Russia did not annex Crimea. The Crimeans wanted to be part of the Russian Federation after the illegal coup in Kiev.
do you know . Afghan army in 2003 was only 1750 Soldiers. and there duty was to secure President Palace. LoL... Musharaf Ye chance kesy miss kar gya...Militarily this can be achieved in less than a day..(air lifting troops/SF & weapons into the valleys)... Political repercussions will be too much..
Although I agree that Pak should have done this decades back in retaliation to afghan invasions..
But today it will be very hard.. Sanctions,embargoes are pretty much screw s country over..
The wise approach is to take afghan govt in confidence... Built infrastructure in the corridor and if possible station a few hundred (heavily armed) troops!
1.. Even 2000 Armed Soldiers , 200 of them with Man-pad SAM's will be enough.
2.. Yes. if this all was started by Afghanistan. You will have there land but they will have nothing from you to bargain with. So morally You can keep it by ignoring west. Russia ,china , Tajikistan and other CA countries will support you. and by the way did america returned that "cuba part" which it still have ??
3... they don't recognize Durand line from 1947 .. so what ?? in fact we need to Push it further back. as they already do not recognize it... wesy nahe sahe to aise sahe...
4... Don't compare Crimean with Wakhan.
do you know . Afghan army in 2003 was only 1750 Soldiers. and there duty was to secure President Palace. LoL... Musharaf Ye chance kesy miss kar gya...
but they are gonna be army.. give them 10 years of stability and see.It doesn't matter if it was 1750 or 2 lac... It's not really an "army" .
Wakhan Corridor...An opportunity!
And before some Afghan troll call me Punjabi etc, I am a Pashtun. Zen Pashtun yum.
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