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.

After the peace talks held on 6-7 November in Istanbul, Turkey failed once again, the Taliban government of Afghanistan has given a strict warning to Pakistan. Taliban says that if Pakistan ‘tests the tolerance’ of the Afghan government, the situation may reach war.

Peace talks in Istanbul again inconclusive
In the latest talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban, it could not be decided whether Afghanistan will take written action against TTP terrorists using its land or not. After this disagreement the talks broke down again.

Taliban minister warned
Afghanistan’s Tribal Affairs Minister Noorullah Noori cautioned Pakistan and said that Pakistan should not test the limits of patience of Afghans. He said, ‘If war breaks out, both the elders and youth of Afghanistan will stand up to fight.’ Noori advised Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif not to trust his technology too much and said that he should look at the condition of America and Russia, who had to face defeat in Afghanistan. He also said that Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provinces are “not far away”, and if tensions increase, the situation may worsen.

Pakistan had warned of direct confrontation
Earlier, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had said that if the Istanbul talks fail, then Pakistan can go into direct conflict with the Taliban government. Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that some groups of Pakistan army are not happy with the strong and stable government in Afghanistan. He said, these groups have always taken advantage of Afghanistan’s instability and crises. Now they want another conflict by making new excuses.

People lost their lives from both sides in the border conflict
Earlier, peace talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban started in Istanbul on Thursday, the aim of which was to deal with the issue of cross-border terrorism and to prevent tension between the two sides. There were casualties on both sides in the clash that took place between the soldiers deployed on the border on October 11.

Pakistan claims that at least 206 Afghan Taliban and 110 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members were killed in this clash, while 23 Pakistani soldiers were also killed. A ceasefire was agreed upon between the two sides on October 15, which was taken forward during talks held in Doha on October 19 and Istanbul on October 25.