I am not a fan of this "measured response". What are Afghans gonna do; invade Pakistan? LMAO.
PA got step up it's game; it's either win it or lose it, that is what you're getting paid for. I'm pretty sure we don't pay them for "measured responses".
So you say we should send fighter jets and level Spin Boldak? Let’s say we did that.
These are some possible outcomes of that:
1) we lose total civilian support especially in Chaman area
2) we push IEA to openly support ttp by every means possible
3) depending on the severity it could trigger a war with IEA
4) we will be put in a tuff spot having to counter india while fighting a insurgency (ttp) + full blown war on western front (IEA)
5) our excessive actions can push IEA to pursue heavy weapons of their own and acquire them via links they made with some IRGC members
6) our fragile economy will need billions to sustain a war on our western front while maintaining a deterrence against india
7) our enemies will have succeeded in dragging us into a possible long war with the enemy they want us to fight, giving them a free hand to implement their plans for our areas like AJK and GB
There is a way to respond for everything.
Taliban them selves are increasingly finding them self in a tuff position in Afghanistan. Kandahar alone, if we go with what afghan news are reporting, some commanders have left IEA over disputes among factions. We already know about the iskp threat in Afghanistan plus the internal conflict many Taliban factions have amongst each other.
We go to war with Taliban we unite them against us and strengthen them.
We let them be for a little while longer and we’ll have much more control over them.