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// THE CRUX Pakistan's historic patronage of the Afghan Taliban has backfired into severe border conflict, surging domestic terrorism by the TTP, and diplomatic isolation as Kabul engages India.
29 places, in order of mention
| 00:03 | Pakistan | Suicide bombings in Pakistan. 2025 was a |
| 00:16 | Afghanistan | being backed by the Afghan Taliban regime. |
| 00:20 | Pakistan-Afghanistan border | fighting, especially at the border. A ceasefire |
| 00:36 | India | cozying up to Pakistan's arch-rival, India. |
| 00:58 | Darul Uloom Haqqania | start off here, at the Darul Uloom |
| 01:53 | Afghanistan | Taliban leaders in Afghanistan were educated. So you |
| 02:04 | Pakistan | It's in Pakistan, around 100 km from |
| 02:23 | Afghanistan | invaded and occupied Afghanistan in the Cold War. |
| 03:28 | Pakistan | really a Pakistani project from its early days. |
| 03:47 | Saudi Arabia | along with Saudi Arabia and the US, wanted |
| 03:48 | United States | along with Saudi Arabia and the US, wanted |
| 04:05 | Kabul | the Taliban movement took over Kabul. By the |
| 05:41 | Pashtunistan | an area that's traditionally inhabited by Pashtuns, |
| 05:57 | Friendship Gate Chaman | There's even a friendship gate set up |
| 06:51 | Peshawar | relations in Pakistan's Peshawar, right in the border |
| 08:49 | Durand Line | It's still known as the Durand Line |
| 12:03 | Kabul | survived a Pakistani airstrike on Kabul. The TTP |
| 12:17 | Federally Administered Tribal Areas | known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, |
| 13:30 | Army Public School Peshawar | on an army-run school in Peshawar. More than |
| 18:20 | Kunar Province | provinces with likely TTP training areas: Kunar, |
| 18:22 | Nangarhar Province | training areas: Kunar, Nangarhar, Khost, Paktika. |
| 18:23 | Khost Province | Kunar, Nangarhar, Khost, Paktika. That's right, inside |
| 18:24 | Paktika Province | Nangarhar, Khost, Paktika. That's right, inside Afghanistan. |
| 22:26 | Darul Uloom Deoband | visiting an Islamic seminary in Deoband. Yep, |
| 22:32 | New Delhi | visiting India, which has a Hindu nationalist government. |
| 24:01 | Kashmir | escalated again over this disputed region: Kashmir. |
| 25:03 | Dasu Dam Karakoram Highway | Karakoram Highway, Pakistan. It killed five Chinese engineers |
| 25:30 | Gwadar | huge infrastructure projects in Pakistan and wants to |
| 26:38 | Doha | Some leading Muslim countries have been trying to |