Resurgent Russian Ingress in Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan

Journal Title: Global Social Sciences Review - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1

Abstract

After the fall of soviet-empire, Afghanistan became the playground of international players, with covert and overt agenda towards the country. It has also become a breeding ground for militant organization. Russia, after her recent show of power in the Middle East has set her eye on its regional chessboard. For protecting its borders from incursion of extremism and the menace of drug trafficking which is gaining pace, Russia is entering Afghanistan again. This time she has found her 'favorite' jihadis on their side, the Taliban. How the entrance of resurgent power in the existing world order will have an impact on the country already going through the tough tides of unfolding international arena, Pakistan. The paper delineates, how the geo-political scenario compelled Moscow to get into bargaining with its rivals and what are the impacts on Pakistan.

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Qurat Ul Ain, Taimoor Shah, Seemab Zafar

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  • EP ID EP603203
  • DOI 10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).10
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Qurat Ul Ain, Taimoor Shah, Seemab Zafar (2017). Resurgent Russian Ingress in Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, 2(1), 150-162. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-603203