Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role

Dr. Azhar Javed Siddiqui

The Journal of Political Science, Vol # 40, Issue # 1
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role

Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role

Dr. Azhar Javed Siddiqui/
December 27, 2022

Keywords

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Pashtunistan, Landlocked State, Parentier State, Geneva Accords.

Abstract

The trajectory of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations has been inert for the last seventy years. The two neighbors, incidentally Muslims, have not been able to develop a paradigm for a friendly conduct of their bilateral relationship despite the fact that the two countries share a number of potent similarities. This article identifies Afghanistan’s status as multi-ethnic, landlocked and Parentier state, inter alia, contributory factors in shaping the trajectory of Pak-Afghan relations as they have served a determinant in introducing the preponderant role of the third party in Afghanistan’s policy matrix. The two countries need to revisit the traditional trajectory of their interaction and seek a mechanism for developing good relations. Certain provisions of the Geneva Accords 1988 could provide a theoretical framework to this effect. Balancing of internal contradictions approach has been employed to explain theoretically the third party role.

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Siddiqui, D. A. J. (2022). Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role. The Journal of Political Science, 40(1). http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/63aaf3d35e092/page

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[1]Siddiqui, D.A.J. 2022. Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role. The Journal of Political Science. 40, 1 (Dec. 2022).

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(1)Siddiqui, D. A. J. Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role. The Journal of Political Science 2022, 40 (1).

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SIDDIQUI, Dr. Azhar Javed. Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role. The Journal of Political Science, v. 40, n. 1, 28 Dec.2022.

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Siddiqui, D.A.J. (2022) “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role”, The Journal of Political Science, 40(1). Available at: http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/63aaf3d35e092/page (Accessed: 28 June 2026).

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[1]D. A. J. Siddiqui, “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role”, The Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 1, Dec. 2022, Accessed: June 28, 2026. [Online]. Available: http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/63aaf3d35e092/page

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Siddiqui, Dr. Azhar Javed. “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role”. The Journal of Political Science, vols. 40, no. 1, Dec. 2022, http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/63aaf3d35e092/page.

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Siddiqui, Dr. Azhar Javed. “Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role”. The Journal of Political Science 40, no. 1 (December 28, 2022). Accessed June 28, 2026. http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/63aaf3d35e092/page.

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1.Siddiqui DAJ. Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role. The Journal of Political Science [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 28 [cited 2026 June 28];40(1). Available from: http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/63aaf3d35e092/page

AMA

1.Siddiqui DAJ. Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations-Third Party Role. The Journal of Political Science. 2022;40(1). Accessed June 28, 2026. http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/63aaf3d35e092/page

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