villageidiot
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Then, sir, I guess we were chu*yas for cheering the markhors for every random terrorist getting assassinated in Afghanistan, then.You are overestimating the capabilities of our Armed Forces specially Intelligence.
They dont have the technological caoability , network and influence like CIA. I dont think i we are technologically capable of freely operating inside afghanistan surgically.
And we cannot bomb the hell out of them like most members here advocate.
Our only option is tough diplomatic posture, With military on border always shelling and making life difficult for them on one hand and clear demands on other hand. But that will only happen if our establishment stop seeing Taliban as "Bhai" and Afghanistan as "Backyard" "Strategic depth". This love affair needs to end.
Our lack of options, as you right point out, makes me wonder what can we back our diplomatic posture with? We don't have the capability of surgical strikes (lack of intelligence mostly I would say, the PAF is more than capable here) and we can't go all our against them. Even in the border areas, shelling will have collateral damage as the western border is not a no man's land like our eastern border.
All around, just the perfect moment for a regime change. (sorry I'll keep coming to this). It's extremely frustrating.
India is wooing Afghan taliban with money. they pledged USD50 mln the other day. Pashtun nationalism is on the rise again. PTM is wooing disgruntled PTI base. The BS just doesn't seem to end.