In June 1949, a Pakistan Air Force warplane belonging to No. 14 Squadron PAF bombed a militant camp in the village of Mughalgai on the Afghan side of the Waziristan border while chasing the Pashtunistan separatist forces loyal to the Faqir of Ipi[3] who attacked Pakistani military border posts from within Afghan territory. This airstrike killed 23 people and further fueled Afghan support for Pashtunistan.[4][5]
| 1949 Mughalgai raid | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Waziristan rebellion of 1948-1954 ,Pashtunistan conflict and Pakistan-Afghanistan skirmishes | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Faqir of Ipi's forces  Afghanistan[1][2] |
 Pakistan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Faqir of Ipi's forces | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Warplanes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 23 killed | None | ||||||
Background
editIn September 1947, when Pakistan was admitted into United Nations, Afghanistan became the only country which voted against Pakistan’s membership of United Nations and in an open act of hostility against Pakistan, the flag of Pashtunistan was raised alongside the flag of Afghanistan in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Afghanistan initiated the arming and financing of proxies in the border regions of Waziristan and Khyber, namely Afridi Sarishtas and Ipi Faqir, under the banner of 'Liberation of Pashtunistan'. Consequently, numerous skirmishes erupted between Pakistani security forces and Afghan-backed proxies.[1][6][7][2]
Aftermath
editA tribal council was held by Afghan government in the capital Kabul which declared all treaties related to Durand line as null and void and thus declared full support for Pashtunistan,[8] this was accompanied by further financial and military aid to separatists including the establishment of an arms factory.
On 31 August, 'Pashtunistan Day' was designated, an occasion consistently observed by the Afghan government. Proxies supported by Afghanistan declared the establishment of 'Pashtunistan' in Tirah (Khyber) and Razmak (Waziristan), appointing Faqir of Ipi as President of the Pashtunistan national assembly.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Sultan M Hali. "Breaking the myths of Pakistan ruining Afghanistan". defence.pk. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ a b Kaur 1985, p. 108-109.
- ^ Amin, Abdul Hameed (2001). "Remembering our Warriors: Major-General Baber and Bhutto's Operation Cyclone". Pakistan Military Consortium and Directorate for the Military History Research (DMHR). Pakistan Defence Journal. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "history of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations". 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Facts about the Durand line" (PDF).
- ^ "history of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations". 30 May 2019.
- ^ Sultan M Hali. "Breaking the myths of Pakistan ruining Afghanistan". defence.pk. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Is Durand line still valid".
- ^ "history of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations". 30 May 2019.
Bibliography
edit- Kaur, Kulwant (1985). Pak-Afghanistan Relations. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9780836418040.