Current State of Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations in the Problem of Legitimacy of the Government "Taliban 2.0"

Abstract

The article discusses the strategic positions and nature of foreign political relations of the Taliban, which came to power in Afghanistan for the second time.  Naming the current government of Afghanistan as a Taliban 2.0, experts tried to explore the similarities and differences between it and the government of Taliban 1.0.  Implemented a comprehensive analysis of Pakistan's political vision towards current Taliban 2.0 regime because Pakistan was the first state to recognize the authority of Taliban 1.0 regime in Afghanistan and contributed to the recognition of other states. Also, determined the positions of regional and global players regarding the issue of legitimacy of Taliban 2.0 rule.  Evaluated from the point of view of realist theory the geopolitical views of the states that have established de facto relations with Afghanistan and are cooperating at different levels. In addition, the authors of the article tried to forecast the future of Afghanistan from the point of view of political realism through the method of creating a scenario.