New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Former Indian diplomat Yash Sinha said that Pakistan has always treated Afghanistan as if it were under its control, like a "colony", adding that no proud nation would ever accept such treatment.

He also pointed out Pakistan's double standards, as it has also maintained close ties with the Taliban.

"Despite the fact that Pakistan literally midwifed Taliban 1.0 and even Taliban 2.0, they hunt with the hounds and run with the hare; that is Pakistan's policy. Pakistan has always treated Afghanistan as a fiefdom and like a colony. No proud nation would accept that sort of treatment," Sinha said.

He also linked the ongoing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan to the long and difficult history of the Durand Line, t...