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Pakistan’s Border Policies and Security Dynamics along the Pakistan–Afghanistan Border

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  • Lacin Idil Oztig

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After the US-backed international military alliance toppled the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, most Afghan militants took shelter in neighboring Pakistan, blending into Pakistan’s tribal groups. Even though Pakistan took a variety of measures to control its border, the Pakistan–Afghanistan border has become a safe haven for Afghan and Pakistani militant groups. Despite mounting militancy along the border, especially after the fall of the Taliban, the Pakistani government opted for a defensive border strategy and started erecting a border fence. Left with few options, in 2017, the Pakistani government switched to an offensive border strategy by giving a shoot-to-kill order against anyone who illegally crosses the border. This article examines the rationale behind Pakistan’s different border strategies by analyzing the security dynamics along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border.

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  • Lacin Idil Oztig, 2020. "Pakistan’s Border Policies and Security Dynamics along the Pakistan–Afghanistan Border," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(2), pages 211-226, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjbsxx:v:35:y:2020:i:2:p:211-226
    DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2018.1545598
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