[Tolo News] Hand-wringing over Pakistain's covert activities in Afghanistan are nothing new, however, concerns among leaders in Kabul may be growing as the fighting season wears on.A top Afghan security official on condition of anonymity reported this week that Islamabad has issued a warning that if certain demands are not met, Afghanistan could become even more heavily targeted by Pak attacks.
Over the past year, tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistain have heightened with new instances of cross-border shelling and accusations of support for bad boy groups grabbing headlines just about every month. This summer, top Afghan security officials have directly linked Pak intelligence (ISI) to a series of suicide kabooms and broader myrmidon offensives around the country.
According to the security source who spoke to TOLOnews, there is evidence that suggests direct Pak involvement in the recent Taliban operations in Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
and Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
provinces.
"The strategy that the Paks pursue, we also need to have such a strategy against Pakistain's interventionist policies," political analyst Nasrullah Estankizai argued. But he did not advocate for supporting active myrmidon groups in Pakistain, or any other tit-for-tat strategy. Instead, he said, "[Afghanistan] must also forge relations with powerful countries in the region that do not enjoy ties with Pakistain in order to put pressure on it."
Other analysts would seem to agree, advocating for a resolution to the animosities between the two neighbors through level-headed political negotiations rather than an emotional response.
Ahmad Zia Refat, a professor at Kabul University, said Afghanistan is in no position to respond to Pakistain's interferences and aggressions with military action. "Afghanistan should seek a political way through its strong allies and the United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
(UN) instead of using military options," he said.
Mir Ahmad Joyenda, another political analyst, emphasized the utility of the UN Security Council. "It is still not too late," he assured. "The government of Afghanistan must present documents and evidence of Pakistain's interference in Afghanistan to the UN Security Council, and discuss the issue at the Islamic countries conference as well."
A member of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), speaking to TOLOnews on condition of anonymity, reported this week that a Pak journalist was incarcerated
Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un!
in Nangarhar province under charge of cooperating with Pakistain's intelligence agency. According to the NDS source, the Pak journalist is believed to have been preparing a report for ISI on the Pak Taliban's activity in Afghanistan. The news hound is said to be facing a prison sentence of up to four years.