As the United States and its allies continues with the final phase of drawdown from Afghanistan, concerns have been growing that Pakistan youths could join the Afghan Taliban in large numbers. Although, the Taliban is banned in Pakistan, videos showing local clerics linked to the group soliciting support have emerged on Pakistani social media platforms. Other exper have, however, say Pakistanis are unlikely to join Afghan Taliban forces in large numbers as they did during the Soviet War in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has seen a spike in the incidents of violence in recent weeks, since the start of the US drawdown from Afghanistan. US President Joe Biden last month announced to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11 this year.

Source: Standard Digital June 01, 2021 21:00 UTC