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Relations with Afghanistan, like relations with India, have always been troublesome. It would be worthwhile to mention that despite being a Muslim country, Afghanistan was the only country which did not recognize Pakistan after its independence. Kabul, in fact, had already started demanding the North West Frontier Region of would be Pakistan to be given to Afghanistan soon after the 3 June 1947 partition declaration. The relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan went down to their lowest ebb when on 29 March 1955, the Pakistani flag in Kabul was burnt down and Pakistani diplomatic offices in Kabul and Jalalabad were ransacked. Days later, on 1 May, the Pakistani flag was again burnt and Pakistan threatened to sever its relations with Afghanistan. However, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey and Egypt made Afghanistan to apologize for burning the Pakistani flag, which Pakistan accepted and on 13 September 1955 the Pakistan flag once again fluttered on Pakistan Embassy in Kabul. However there were many occasions thereafter, that showed Afghan animosity against Pakistan. During the hay days of communist Soviet Union, the Afghan governments had very bitter attitude towards Pakistan. Even the Pakistani visitors were harassed and tracked inside Afghanistan. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1980 brought Pakistan one to one against the Soviet Union when Pakistan supported the Mujahideen, backed by CIA and the US government, against the Soviet army. However, soon after the defeat and exodus of the Soviets, US backed off, leaving the affairs of Afghanistan in a lurch. This gave rise to the Taliban backed government in Afghanistan - who were the same Mujahideen who earlier fought the Soviets on behest of the USA. The war against terror brought the downfall of the Taliban and brought the Northern Alliance, which was once backed by the Soviets, to power. Since the institution of the new government in Afghanistan, the relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been bitterly strained and Afghans, backed by their trusted ally India, leave no stone unturned to accuse Pakistan for meddling into their affairs. The president and prime minister of Pakistan have very recently accused Afghanistan for creating law and order situation in Pakistan border areas, specially the Waziristan. One wonders when the relations between the two countries would take a new turn for good - not otherwise.
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