Abstract
Two developments are significant in pakistan-Afghanistan relations in 2014.
One, UN and US mandate for stationing of troops in Afghanistan ended in
2014 (Although US had kept small number of troops (20,000) in Afhganistan
after that which is to withdraw by 2017). Second, Hamid Karzai, who has been
vocal critic of Pakistani security establishment and in later years of US policies
too, was to steop down as president of Afghanistan after his second and
constitutionally last term expired. The elections that brought new President
Ashraf Ghani to power also are critical important to reset Pakistan Afghanistan
Relations. The paper is an attempt to analyze the impacts of these two and
associated developments on the security of Pakistani State. The fundmental
premises of the paper is that the variables that affected Pakistan-Afghanistan
Relations adversally are being reduced and thus provide a rare chance in last
three decades for a mutally beneficial and trust based relationship.
Key Words: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Security, Taliban, United States
Ahmed Ali Naqvi. (2015) Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations Post 2014: Impacts on Pakistan’s Security , Journal of Political Studies, Volume 22, Issue 2.
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