By Fatima Baloch
When the Afghan Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, 2021, Pakistan celebrated. The Prime Minister, military officials, and other high-profile politicians declared it a victory for Pakistan. Yet continued attacks from Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the secular Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), combined with the Afghan–Pakistan clashes of October 14–15, 2025, quickly shifted the narrative. In the context of Afghanistan’s improving regional relations, Pakistan now labels the Afghan Taliban 2.0 government illegitimate, frequently using the propaganda term “regim... |