Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

Changing global dynamics and Pakistan's policy choices

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ID13021183
AuthorsM Fahim Khan (0000-0002-0717-3284, University of Peshawar, corresponding author), Asad Shehzad Hassan (University of Peshawar), Aamer Raza (0000-0001-6420-2590, University of Peshawar)
Year2023
Volume8
Issue2
Pages516-528
Publication date2023-01-11
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Comparative Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2057-8911 • E-ISSN: 2057-892X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/20578911221148520
OpenAlexW4315640616
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Afghanistan has gone through a series of turmoils propelled by internal conflicts and foreign interventions. As the neighbor that shares Afghanistan's longest and, arguably, most important neighbor, Pakistan cannot remain aloof from the developments in Afghanistan. During the past 40 years, Pakistan has supported Mujahiddin against Soviets in 1980s, recognized the Taliban regime in 1990s, and joined the US-led war on terror in the 2000s and 2010s. The article argues that the current Afghan imbroglio confronts Pakistan with a peculiar set of challenges due to the lack of legitimacy of the Taliban regime in the eyes of foreign powers and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. We contend that Pakistan needs to engage with the Taliban and use its leverage to make the Afghan government under the Taliban more inclusive. The same will help to resolve the miseries of the Afghan population

Afghan · Development economics · Economics · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics · Humanitarian crisis · Legitimacy · Leverage (statistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Refugee · Sociology · Demography · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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