A Realignment of Pakistan–Afghanistan Relations: From Patronage to Confrontation

Afghan refugees sit atop a truck loaded with their belongings while waiting to cross the Pakistan–Afghanistan border at Chaman on October 13, amid ongoing deportations from Pakistan. (PC: AFP)

The long-simmering tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan erupted violently this week, marking what analysts describe as the most serious military confrontation between the two sides since the Taliban seized power in 2021. On October 11 and 12, heavy fighting broke out along the Durand Line the disputed border separating Pakistan and […]