Pakistan's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan
Pakistan’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan is shaped by its quest for territorial integrity. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan remained hostile since their inception. The main factor for this rivalry was the Durand line issue which resulted in security threat from Afghanistan. The paper analyzes the bilateral conflict of Afghanistan and Pakistan and the factors responsible for their hostility. The paper also examines the foreign policy of Pakistan towards Afghanistan since its independence. The findings of the study concluded that Pakistan has adopted changes in its foreign policy towards Afghanistan particularly during Soviet Afghan war. This article relies on qualitative methods of research to describe the foreign policy of Pakistan at different intervals.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, Durand Line, Foreign Policy, Soviet Afghan War
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(1) Uroosa Ishfaq
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Women University, Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Kashif Ashfaq
MPhil Scholor, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages Islambad, Pakistan.
(3) Nuzhat
MPhil Scholor, Department of Pakistan Studies, National University of Modern Languages Islambad, Pakistan.
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APA : Ishfaq, U., Ashfaq, K., & Nuzhat. (2021). Pakistan's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan. Global Foreign Policies Review, IV(III), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-III).04
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CHICAGO : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Kashif Ashfaq, and Nuzhat. 2021. "Pakistan's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan." Global Foreign Policies Review, IV (III): 29-36 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-III).04
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HARVARD : ISHFAQ, U., ASHFAQ, K. & NUZHAT. 2021. Pakistan's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan. Global Foreign Policies Review, IV, 29-36.
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MHRA : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Kashif Ashfaq, and Nuzhat. 2021. "Pakistan's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan." Global Foreign Policies Review, IV: 29-36
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MLA : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Kashif Ashfaq, and Nuzhat. "Pakistan's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan." Global Foreign Policies Review, IV.III (2021): 29-36 Print.
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OXFORD : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Ashfaq, Kashif, and Nuzhat, (2021), "Pakistan's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan", Global Foreign Policies Review, IV (III), 29-36
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TURABIAN : Ishfaq, Uroosa, Kashif Ashfaq, and Nuzhat. "Pakistan's Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan." Global Foreign Policies Review IV, no. III (2021): 29-36. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-III).04