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Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations: A Clash of Identities?

New Books in Middle Eastern Studies

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The Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan

The persistent tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan comes from the clash of their self identities. One has Islamic and the other has ethnic Pashtun, both these identities clash. They clash because Afghanistan does not accept the Islamic identity of Pakistan. The clash generates cognitive anxiety in both states which quickly translates into cognitive insecurity about self identity in both countries.

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