Abstract
Last few months have seen some significant developments in Afghanistan including, but not limited to, the presidential elections and the formation of Ghani-Abdullah national government and subsequent signing of the pending Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US. These developments will undoubtedly play an important part in shaping the internal and external dynamics of the country in years to come. It is also an established fact that any development, small or big, in Afghanistan has a bearing of one sort or the other on Pakistan as well. It was in this background that Policy Perspectives sought the analysis of selected but key Pakistani opinion makers, representing various sections of society, as to what the developments taking place across the Durand line will mean for Pakistan in addition to their overall impact upon and linkages with the regional situation. This symposium is a product of the responses thus generated over past few months' period.
Highlights
Afghanistan entered in a new phase of its political life on September 29, 2014 with Dr Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai taking over as president after he signed an agreement with his arch rival, Abdullah Abdullah for the formation of a national unity government, an idea brokered by the US secretary of state
An important job for him would be setting the stage for improving relations with Pakistan, which is an immediate neighbour and has vital stakes in Afghanistan
Dr Ashraf Ghani are getting have created a ‘new advantages. They are the Afghanistan’ according to their product of the system introduced by the Americans own interests and they want and have derived huge everybody to be the passive benefits politically, economically and socially from participant of this
Summary
Implications for Pakistan and the Region [Last few months have seen some significant developments in Afghanistan including, but not limited to, the presidential elections and the formation of Ghani-Abdullah national government and subsequent signing of the pending Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US. The province of Helmand will be the first casualty if the pressure increases and when that happens there will be a domino effect on other areas in the south and east To avoid such a Ashraf Ghani is a renowned collapse the success of the economist with many ideas for unity government assumes development of his country great significance.
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