Afghanistan–Pakistan relations
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Afghanistan–Pakistan relations refers to the bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both neighboring states are Islamic republics, part of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and designated by the United States as major non-NATO allies. Relations between the two countries have been subject to various complexities over the past few decades, by issues related to the Durand Line, the 1978–present war (i.e. Mujahideen, Afghan refugees, Taliban insurgency and border skirmishes), including water and the growing relations of India and Afghanistan.
On the whole relations between the countries have been mostly poor. Afghanistan was against Pakistan's secession from the post-British Raj India in 1947 due to Durand Line issues. Diplomatic relations were first cut off in 1961. Pakistan's ISI has been blamed for funding warlords and the Taliban, and for basing terrorist camps within its territory to target Afghanistan. There is a large anti-Pakistan sentiment in Afghanistan as a result.
However Pakistan and Afghanistan have been described by former Afghan President Hamid Karzai as "inseparable brothers", which is due to the historical, religious, and ethnolinguistical connections between the Pashtun people and other ethnic groups of both countries, as well as trade and other ties.
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