Pakistan's 'War on Terror' Redux: Echoes of US Hypocrisy?
Pakistan is now conducting airstrikes inside Afghanistan, claiming to target militants responsible for recent suicide bombings. The Taliban administration in Kabul reports dozens killed and injured, including women and children, in these incursions. This mirrors a chillingly familiar pattern: a powerful state, facing internal security challenges, unilaterally extends its military operations into a
less powerful sovereign neighbor. One might recall 2003, when the United States, citing elusive 'weapons of mass destruction,' invaded Iraq. Today, Pakistan justifies its actions by saying militants operate from Afghan territory. This narrative conveniently sidesteps the decades-long entanglement of Pakistan's own intelligence agencies with various armed groups, some of which it previously
nurtured for strategic depth. It overlooks the fact that Pakistan provided sanctuary and support to factions of the very Afghan Taliban that now govern Kabul for years. The hypocrisy is glaring. Islamabad once vociferously condemned US drone strikes on its own territory, labeling them violations of sovereignty and international law. Now, it employs the very same tactics against Afghanistan. The
double standard is not lost on anyone who remembers Pakistan’s 2004 opposition to US incursions, where its then-Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri stated, 'Pakistan cannot allow hot pursuit operations inside its territory.' Fast forward to 2024, and Pakistan's actions are precisely that. 📢 This story won't trend unless YOU make it. Share it. Screenshot it. Send it to the group chat. Follow