ASSESSMENTS

Attacks in Kabul Test Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations

Aug 12, 2015 | 09:00 GMT

Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of a huge blast near the entrance of Kabul's international airport on Aug. 10.

(SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)

Summary

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's recent criticism of Pakistan for providing a haven for Taliban militants highlights the longstanding tension between the countries. Nevertheless, risking a weakness at the negotiating table with the group, Kabul has no practical alternatives than to continue looking to Islamabad for support to resolve its insurgency.

Afghanistan's president harshly criticized Pakistan after several attacks in the Afghan capital, but Kabul will need Islamabad's support in talks with the Taliban....

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