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Title US Withdrawal Policy from Afghanistan and its Implications for Pakistan

Author(s) Shaista Tahir

Abstract ABSTRACT Afghanistan had been mostly at the receiving end of the international politics between major world powers since 1980s. The vested interests of the global and regional powers pushed the Afghan nation into a violent era that stretched over four decades. Afghanistan, and to some extent Pakistan, bore the brunt of the two wars that major world powers had launched on Afghanistan between 1979 and 2001. However, the US was signaling an end of second Afghan War by withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan. The US withdrawal would have implications for Pakistan as the latter’s security and prosperity are directly linked with the stability in Afghanistan. Since 1947, Afghanistan had largely been governed by the regimes that were unsupportive of Pakistan. What factors would govern the future of Afghanistan after the US withdrawal and how the US and international community would contribute to stabilized the political condition of Afghanistan? What would be the implications of the US withdrawal for Pakistan? How the new Afghan government would look towards Pakistan and how the regional dynamics would shape the relations between the two countries. These questions instigated the curiosity regarding the future of Afghanistan and Pakistan after US withdrawal. Historically, Afghanistan had served as a battle field for major international players. The regional powers like India, Iran and Pakistan also used the Afghan soil for launching proxies against their adversaries. This study evaluates the US invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11 attacks in 2001. It also examines the role of Pakistan in this war after becoming the ally of USA. The most important part of this research is based on analysis of the US withdrawal policy from Afghanistan and its implications for Pakistan in the perspective of Classical Realism Theory.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department International Relations

Language English

Publication Date 2021-08-26

Subject International Relations

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