Talibanerna anklagar Pakistan för attacker mot Kabul

Afghanistan and Pakistan are neighboring countries. In August 1947, the partition of British India led to the emergence of Pakistan along Afghanistan's eastern frontier; the Kingdom of Afghanistan was the sole country to vote against Pakistan's admission into the United Nations following the latter's independence, though withdrew from the negative vote days later in October 1947. Territorial disputes along the widely known "Durand Line" and conflicting claims prevented the normalization of bilateral ties between the countries throughout the mid-20th century. Afghan territorial claims over Pashtun-majority areas that are in Pakistan were coupled with discontent over the permanency of the Durand Line which has long been considered the international border by every nation other than Afghanistan, and for which Afghanistan demanded a renegotiation, with the aim of having it shifted eastward to the Indus River. During the Taliban insurgency, the Taliban has received substantial financial and logistical backing from Pakistan, which remains a significant source of support. Pakistan was one of the only countries that recognized the Taliban-governed Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. Following the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, Pakistan continued to support the Taliban, eventually leading to the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate in 2021, ending the decades-long Afghan conflict. Although both countries maintain cordial relations, the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) has been a flashpoint in Afghanistan–Pakistan relations. Pakistan has accused the Taliban government in Afghanistan to have provided sanctuary and safe havens to Pakistani Taliban terrorists to attack Pakistani territory. Border tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated to an unprecedented degree following recent instances of violence along the border. The Durand Line witnesses frequent occurrences of suicide bombings, airstrikes, or street battles on an almost daily basis. The Taliban-led Afghan government has also accused Pakistan of undermining relations between Afghanistan and China and creating discord between the neighbouring countries. Further Afghanistan–Pakistan tensions have arisen concerning a variety of issues, as such relations have been precarious and delicate. Each of the two countries features amongst the other's largest trading partners, and Pakistan serves as a major conduit for transit trade involving landlocked Afghanistan. Currently, both countries are member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Economic Cooperation Organization and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.