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Afghans Leaving Pakistan - Ido Raz | 2024 Episode 3


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This episode of The IR thinker examines the Afghan refugee crisis in Pakistan with Ido Gadi Raz, analysing the scale of Afghan displacement, associated security concerns and Islamabad’s evolving policy response. The conversation explores the Taliban’s role, the economic and geopolitical implications for both states, the colonial legacy of the border, and the risks of wider conflict in a nuclear-armed regional context.



Ido Raz

Ido Gadi Raz is a researcher specialising in the Afghanistan–Pakistan region, with a focus on terrorism, geopolitics and international relations. He is a fast-track PhD candidate in International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and previously worked as a financial intelligence analyst in the Israeli government sector. Holding a BA in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic from Bar-Ilan University, he contributes to scholarly debate through journal articles and analytical pieces and is a regular commentator on Afghan–Pakistani affairs in the Israeli media.


Publications:

Pakistan-Israel Relations: A Chance of Normalization?

Against all Expectations: Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations after the American Withdrawal

The United States Withdrawal from Afghanistan after Two Decades of a Global War on Terrorism

Far But Present: Israel’s Three Major Threats Coming From Afghanistan – Analysis


Content

00:00 - Introduction

02:21 - Afghan Displacement: Scale and Impact

08:07 - Security Concerns for Returning Afghans

12:09 - Border Dynamics and International Response

16:49 - Revisiting Pakistan’s Afghan Visa Policy

18:23 - Pakistan’s Response: Strategy and Tactics

22:13 - Taliban’s Crisis Management

24:05 - Pakistan’s Political Crisis and Afghan Exodus

29:34 - Terrorist Groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan

34:56 - Pakistan-Afghanistan Economic Ties

40:18 - Afghan-Pak Border: Colonial Legacy

42:22 - Diplomacy in the Refugee Crisis

44:06 - Need for Mediation in Pakistan-Afghanistan

46:23 - Cultural Aspects of the Crisis

48:14 - Pashtuns’ Role in the Situation

49:41 - Long-Term Policies for Crisis Resolution

51:49 - Conflict Risks: Pakistan vs Afghanistan

54:25 - Nuclear Factors in the Crisis

56:41 - Research Challenges in Pakistan-Afghanistan

58:11 - Afghan-Pakistani Scholar Collaboration

59:14 - Suggested Research Areas

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