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Amidst the ongoing tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Taliban government has now taken a big decision. The Afghan government has announced to stop trade and transit with Pakistan. Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar announced this. He took the decision in a meeting with industrialists and businessmen.
Bardar said in a meeting with traders- “Afghan traders should immediately look for alternative trade routes other than Pakistan.”
Bardar said, “To protect the dignity of the country, trade, industry and the rights of Afghans, the Islamic Emirate has informed our business brothers. In this, the trade routes frequently used by Pakistan have been blocked. At the same time, non-political issues have been used as political tools.”
If you don’t agree, you will have to face difficulties: Ghani
Giving a strict warning to the traders, he said that despite the notice, if any trader imports or exports goods through Pakistan, he will have to face difficulties. If that businessman faces any kind of difficulty, the government will not help that businessman. That is why we are advising to stop trade with Pakistan.
Let us tell you, the Taliban government has taken this tough decision amidst the continuous threats of attack from Pakistan.
Why tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Actually, the reason for the area where clashes have been witnessed between the two countries for some time is a district named Kurram. This was once the area of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). This area is surrounded by high mountains, dense forests and deep valleys. People of Pashtun tribe used to live here. The British created the Duned Line in 1983. This line separated Afghanistan and British India. But the people of Pashtun tribe never accepted this line. They considered it as their area. The British government feared that if these tribes joined Afghanistan, their control would be negligible. Therefore, they created a separate area named FATA, which included Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, North Waziristan and South Waziristan and also 6 frontier regions.
When Pakistan was separated from India, the then Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Jinnah had promised the tribes that we would leave this area as it is. But Pakistan merged FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the year 2018. But Pashtun tribes were against it. The buffer zone FATA created during the time of the British government has now ended, meaning Kurram is now a part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. If there is an attack here, Pakistan considers it an attack on its country. Because of this there is tension between the two countries.