While relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are at the lowest they have ever been, the truth is that Pakistan needs to engage this problem diplomatically. Choosing the alternative option of kinetic force will only lead to a full-fledged war between the two countries and such a warconflict would be both catastrophic and unpredictable for bothall countriessides.
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There's an 80% chance that Pakistan will recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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