Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistan’s defence minister, recently noted evidence that India is using Afghanistan’s soil as a platform against his country in what he describes as a low-intensity war against Pakistan. According to Asif, working relationships between Taliban-led regime and India allow Islamabad’s enemies to exploit Afghan territory as a springboard from which to launch...
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