Umair Jamal
Pakistan’s ongoing military campaign in Afghanistan, which has now stretched into its fourth week, marks a departure from the sporadic border skirmishes between the two countries that defined Islamabad’s relations with the Afghan Taliban regime since their return to power in August 2021. What apparently began as targeted responses to cross-border attacks that Islamabad alleges emerge from Afghanistan has evolved into a sustained campaign, which appears to be aimed at dismantling the Taliban regime’s capacity to shelter and support anti-Pakistan militant networks.
Islamabad has named the ongoing operation “Ghazab Lil Haq,” which means “Rage for the Righteous Cause.” The operation’s scope, intensity, and stated objectives suggest this is no fleeting retaliation but a new doctrinal baseline for dealing with Kabul as part of Islamabad’s new approach to deal with threats posed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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