roadrunner
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US did not help Pakistan; they utilized us in Afghanistan.
Nonsense. USA sent F-16's to Pakistan to soften it up (40 I think) so it would become more compliant to US plans in Afghanistan, as well as to help defend itself. It increased military and economic aid to Pakistan ($600 million in total). The Saudis pumped money into Pakistan, especially the madrassahs to spread its ideology. USA helped Pakistan by helping Afghanistan, even USA couldn't care less about either country..the target was the defeat of the Soviets, nothing else was important. Unless you call donating billions in military hardware, and billions of dollars as not helping someone.....
Secondly the voice of ‘Pakhtoonistan’ has always been raised by Afghans not Pakistanis, what about that?
It's been raised by the Afghan political parties in Afghanistan, as much as it's been raised by the Pashtun political parties in Pakistan. ANP even won quite a few seats last election in NWFP. They are a seperatist/autonomy party. Even though they do not have anything like a majority in the NWFP, they have as much support in the NWFP as Karzai and other Afghan Pashtun nationalists have in Afghanistan (perhaps more, since Karzai can't even move out of Kabul). If anything, Pakistani Pashtuns seem to be demanding autonomy more so than Afghani Pashtuns. Trying to invent fables or post fake youtube videos of what Pakistani Pashtuns just confirms the belief that the most empty headed people make the most noise.
Thirdly do you see any harm in Afghan areas joining Pakistan?
It's not important if Afghan areas join Pakistan or Pakistan areas join Afghanistan. Most people don't even care about the Durand Line. It's just an imaginery line.