Regime Change in Afghanistan and its Political Implications: A Case Study of Pakistan

Abstract

This research work was conducted on title “Regime Change in Afghanistan and its Political Implications: A Case Study of Pakistan”. The collapse of the Afghan state has thus been a four-decade-long cycle. In that time, five regimes have been overthrown and replaced. Each of these new administrations preserved the organized political institutions that define the modern Afghan state. Additionally, the government collapsed because the populace questioned its legitimacy. The primary goals of Pakistan's policy towards Afghanistan are to improve relations between the two countries' citizens, to increase trade and transit links, to work together to bring peace to Afghanistan, to stay out of each other's internal affairs, and to prevent either country from using its territory against the other.Pakistan's policy of assisting terrorists is currently backfiring because it incites a significant number of its own citizens to religious fervor. The same ideological link that has helped Pakistan control the Taliban in Afghanistan has also contributed to the radicalization of Islam in Pakistan. Following the Taliban's assumption of power in Afghanistan, there have been discussions and assessments that raise concerns about the potential security consequences for neighbouring and regional nations.The decline in Afghanistan-Pakistan ties, namely the Taliban-Pakistan relations, after the American withdrawal in August 2021 also attributed to the institutionalization process undertaken by the Taliban as they transitioned from a non-state violent player to a state actor. During the Taliban's struggle for power in Afghanistan as a terrorist opposition, it received support from Pakistan. However, after the Taliban gained control, its objectives and priorities shifted. From a pragmatic standpoint, the Taliban saw that due to the challenging economic conditions in their country, it would be more advantageous for them to seek support from India, a stronger and more stable nation than their Muslim neighbor Pakistan, who is their enemy.