Afghanistan-Pakistan: Border tension erupts again
Vienna, Austria:
On November 13, an armed man allegedly from the Afghan side opened fire on Pakistani security personnel at the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing – known as ‘Friendship Gate’ – resulting in the death of one Frontier Corps soldier and injured two others.
After multiple flag meetings between the Taliban and Pakistani officials, the authorities reopened the border crossing on November 21.
In another border incident, seven people, including two children, were injured following alleged “firing from across the Afghan border” in Kharlachi and Borki near Kurram border.
On social media websites, pro-Taliban accounts shared ‘unverified’ videos of the Taliban fighters destroying pillars of barbed wire, installed by Pakistan, in the Dand-e-Patan district of Afghanistan’s Paktia province, reported Voice of Vienna.
On several occasions, the Taliban border forces have complained about Pakistan’s illegal attempts to capture the Afghan land on the pretext of fencing the Durand Line. Therefore, it leaves no choice for the Taliban but to use force against Pakistan’s security forces.
Pakistan is going through an unprecedented economic crisis. Adding to that, the persistent political instability has only worsened the domestic situation.
The slogan points to one direction: the ultimate destiny of the Lar and Bar is ‘unification’ in one state to be built on the ashes of the state of Pakistan.
For them, Pakistan’s aggressive fencing of a ‘non-existent’ border is a direct attack on the Pashtun sovereignty. As a result, even the Pakistan-backed Taliban government is showing no signs of accepting the Durand Line and is ready to defend it with force, reported Voice of Vienna.
