TITLE:
Revisiting Friends & Foes: US-Pak Relation’s Turbulent History and Future
AUTHORS:
Muhammad Shahbaz
KEYWORDS:
US-Pak Relations, Afghanistan, Convergent, Divergent, Terrorism, Afghan Freedom Fight, Pakistan Army, Regime Change
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.13 No.1,
January
30,
2023
ABSTRACT: As a frontline ally,
Pakistan shares a long history of fighting with the CIA since the Soviet
invasion. The CIA, ISI, and Mujahedeen nexus weaponised the region. Punishing
preparators and beneficiaries of 9/11 led the U.S. to initiate a “war on terror”. Pakistan faced human, financial, and
security losses. It also demoralised democracy in Pakistan. The research
proposes that Pakistan brought destruction to itself by choosing a side in
global power politics. War with Afghan freedom fighters against the Soviet
invasion blessed Pakistan with terrorism. Terrorism, nurtured under the
surveillance of the CIA, turned out to be a death trap plotted by its foreign
allies in the region. The literature attempts to connect major historical
events since the Soviet invasion, which led the foundation to bleed Pakistan.
The dissertation tries to underpin the importance of Pakistan for counter-terrorism, peace, and stability in the region.
It also discusses Pakistan’s role and efforts in the fight against terrorism.