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This has nothing to do with Indians, just stop. This sentiment has always existed in Afghanistan ever since the beginning. Stop crying Indian everywhere. It is possible they are providing funds but that's because Afghans are ever willing to carry out their historic prophecy of destroying Pakistan, which is their own homemade fantasy.
Don't pin everything on India and then bury your head in the sand. I don't know if this is genuine ignorance or just denial...
I think you acknowledged that some of what he's saying is likely true, which means you are both not disagreeing as strongly as you may think.
A hostile actor will take full advantage of any opportunity you give it to destabilize you. Why shouldn't India? The RAW footprint in Afghanistan was pretty impressive. There is no doubt that they would be very happy to fund and provide other types of support to TTP-type elements based in Afg looking to conduct attacks in Pakistan.
But, as you pointed out, there is much more at play than that. The Afg Talibs don't truly respect the border. They do have fantasies of some sort of 'Greater Afghanistan,' and they do feel like TTP are their ideological brothers. For both groups, the previous Afghan government and all of Pakistan (especially the Army) are Western puppets. So, if you zoom out a little, it would seem like they are fighting the same larger war. Thus there is strong sympathy for the TTP in the younger gen of the Afghan Taliban.
Finally, anti-Pakistan sentiment is very skillfully spread in Afghanistan, and it's not just India that does it.
Pakistan itself should start taking strong steps itself. Our "strategists" seem to understand realism and deterrence domestically when fighting for the relative power of their institution, but forget it when it comes to external moves.