True. A corrupt, ineffective, & democratic government in Kabul was certainly better than IEA. Pakistan drew a lot of condemnation & negativity for its covert support for Afghan Taliban. One of the reasons generals were unhappy with Nawaz Sharif was because he wanted to normalize relations with neighbors, particularly Afghanistan. Afghan end-game was the big thing & nobody wanted to hear out the old politician.
Now that generals got what they wanted. We find out that it is not quite what we thought we would get. Speaks volumes about a security-centered view of the world and how it can compound problems instead of solving them. In the end politicians turned out to be correct. When generals make policies & manage foreign affairs, this is what happens.
Does anybody bother to find the link between uncertainty, feeling of impending doom, & corruption by state functionaries? This is what happened in Kabul. Pakistan contributed to it because diplomacy, trade, common ground took a back-seat to perceived security threat from Afghanistan. Turns out that the security threat is still there & instead we got rid of people who could talk & find a way forward.
Crap-cake.
PS> When I see an laughing emoji as a reaction, I assume that Areesh has seen my post (seen, not read, much less understood). 80% of the time I am right