How Pakistan’s Taliban Bet Backfired

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Pakistan has long been considered the Taliban's closest state benefactor since the group's inception. The relationship has largely endured through the Taliban's time in and out of power in Afghanistan, but since August 2021, relations seem to have deteriorated sharply. In this video, we take a look at the history between the Taliban and Pakistan, why things are getting worse, and how Pakistan's Taliban strategy backfired.
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[@Tlhague998]

Who would've guessed backing extremists would backfire?

[@gp-1542]

As it turns out

[@JB-xw1zq]

How could be training and giving weapons to terrorists a bad idea?

[@KeiKAndLies]

Pakistan: Supports terrorists

[@shahanshahpolonium]

As Clinton once said "You cannot feed snakes in your backyard expecting it to only bite your neighbour"

[@getnohappy]

If there's one constant in human history, it's that "the enemy of my enemy" is most likely just a future enemy.

[@jameswatt7249]

Pakistan helped the Taliban against their ally "USA" and then got backstabbed. I am playing the worlds smallest violin.

[@vitoanania6042]

Pakistan originally supported Taliban and other radical groups to destabilize and extend their influence in central Asia, in the heyday of their power when Pakistan was a country growing economically. They used Islam more and more as a national glue, to counteract the strong divisive tendences of the several ethnic groups composing the country (one of which had succeeded, giving birth to Bangladesh).

[@pulokdev1514]

As a Bangladeshi we couldn’t have enjoyed a better life if it was still East Pakistan

[@shashanktrivedi27]

World thought that Osama was in caves around Durand line while he was living in Abbottabad in Punjab province. That's says all.

[@lif6737]

American support for Pakistan was an utterly catastrophic mistake

[@sudeeppatel9301]

Kashmir is internal part of India and use proper map otherwise I will report

[@navinvent]

Irony that Pakistan rejects Indias border cus it was drawn by the brits, but when Afghanistan says the same, now its an issue. Also 1.7 million is same as population of Gaza, Im not defending Israel, but Pakistan cant do the same thing at same time,

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

Pro tip for villains: if you're not sure you can put down the bad people you want to help if they betray you AFTER calculating how helping them will make them stronger, DON'T HELP THEM.

[@helliboss]

I don't understand why western media shows Indias Arunachal Pradesh as disputed in their maps. Kashmir is understandable but Arunachal?? China also claims all of South China Sea so why don't they show that as disputed as well?

[@IndiaTides]

As an Indian, I am laughing out loud as it is appropriate.

[@sarthakverma1762]

jammu and kashmir was is and will be integral part of india🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@BigBrotherTheWatcher1984]

Funniest part was that Pakistanis were celebrating when Taliban took over because they thought Taliban was going to help them 'liberate' Kashmir.

[@infinitymarketing3410]

'Peaceful people' + "peaceful people" = Super peace everywhere

[@krateproductions4872]

I feel like Pakistan’s plan was to basically fund and support any rebel group against the Kabuli government. They have been at odds with nearly all Kabul governments from the monarchy, daoud khan, communist gov, Mujahideen to even the recently fallen republic and now the Taliban.