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India’s traditional friendship and understanding with Afghanistan derailed decades ago when Taliban was created in 1994 and two years later took power in Kabul in 1996 but ousted in post-9/11 by the American and Western forces in course of the war against the terror. Contrary to India, Pakistan remained on good terms with Taliban from the beginning and both worked in Afghanistan and outside it against the Indian influence and interests and this is why India had viewed Taliban with suspicions, a power who plays in Pakistan’s hands and hence not suitable for afghan interests. On the other side, over...
