Pakistan Strikes Kabul as Afghan Minister Visits India

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Above: India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (R) meets with Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on Oct. 10, 2025. Image copyright: Indian Ministry of External Affairs/Handout/Anadolu/Getty Images

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Pro-India narrative

The Taliban's historic outreach to India is a strategic masterstroke that exposes Pakistan's complete diplomatic failure. After decades of Pakistan's patronizing treatment, airstrikes on Afghan soil and callous expulsion of refugees, the Taliban have rightfully chosen pragmatic engagement with India. India's humanitarian assistance and respectful diplomatic approach offer Afghanistan the dignity and partnership that Pakistan destroyed.

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Pro-Pakistan narrative

India's engagement with the Taliban threatens regional stability as New Delhi exploits Afghan soil to wage terrorism against Pakistan through proxies like TTP. Pakistan's refugee repatriation is a necessary response to decades of unreciprocated generosity, while Afghanistan violates the Doha Agreement. The Taliban's ingratitude toward Pakistan's sacrifices and their embrace of India reveals dangerous duplicity that undermines peace.

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