{"id":312240,"date":"2026-01-24T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-pakistan-is-fighting-the-taliban-it-once-backed-mapped-out\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:00:25","slug":"why-pakistan-is-fighting-the-taliban-it-once-backed-mapped-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-pakistan-is-fighting-the-taliban-it-once-backed-mapped-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Pakistan is fighting the Taliban it once backed | Mapped Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-hj-ESvUlYI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Pakistan is fighting the Taliban it once backed | Mapped Out\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hj-ESvUlYI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pakistan once hoped to have a friendly neighbor in Afghanistan. But Pakistan is now fighting the Afghan Taliban it once helped create. During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, Pakistan&#8217;s powerful secret service, the ISI, supported the Mujahideen fighters who formed the Taliban with money, training and weapons. The Taliban regime has been back in power since the sudden withdrawal of US and NATO troops in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A recent shaky ceasefire between Pakistan and the Taliban government in Kabul is complicated by another Taliban grouping: The Pakistani Taliban or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP have been carrying out suicide bombings and attacks in Pakistan. Islamabad has accused the Afghan Taliban of backing the terrorist group and also of giving them refuge inside Afghanistan. But the Afghan Taliban has denied the claims and is now looking to Pakistan&#8217;s archrival India for support. Meanwhile, a colonial-era border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Durand Line, is adding fuel to the fire.  <\/p>\n<p>#mappedout <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Pakistan&#8217;s deadliest year<br \/>\n00:56 The Taliban Pakistan helped create<br \/>\n03:30 Pashtun heartland<br \/>\n04:43 Durand Line: The colonial border issue<br \/>\n06:45 The TTP: The other Taliban<br \/>\n09:13 Pakistan&#8217;s security dilemma: Pick your Taliban<br \/>\n12:17 US withdrawal from Afghanistan<br \/>\n13:10 India: Afghanistan&#8217;s unexpected ally<br \/>\n15:01 How the conflict affects China and the region <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<br \/>\n#Pakistan #Afghanistan #WarOnTerror <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan once hoped to have a friendly neighbor in Afghanistan. But Pakistan is now fighting the Afghan Taliban it once helped create. During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, Pakistan&#8217;s powerful secret service, the ISI, supported the Mujahideen fighters who formed the Taliban with money, training and weapons. 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