Published on, Aug. 22 -- August 22, 2025 9:27 AM

The coffins of our soldiers arriving from border posts tell the story more starkly than any policy paper. Each time Afghanistan descends into chaos, Pakistan pays in blood and treasure. Since 2001, over 80,000 Pakistanis have lost their lives to terrorism, and the economy has suffered losses exceeding $150 billion, much of it tied directly to the spillover of the Afghan wars. For Pakistan, Afghanistan's instability is not a headline. It is a wound that refuses to heal.

Today, that wound is being reopened. The re-emergence of the TTP from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan reflects Kabul's refusal or inability to act against groups attacking Pakistan. This is unacceptable. The use of Afghan so...