In this exclusive discussion, Maj Gen Rajan Kochhar (Retd) analyzes the tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban. Should the International Cricket Council (ICC) consider banning Pakistan as Pakistan strikes kill three Afghan cricketers in Paktika?
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00:00We saw that three cricketers, Afghan cricketers, were killed, as you just mentioned.
00:05Do you think that this is the time when ICC must review the security situation of the entire region and ban Pakistan from playing at all?
00:14You have a strong point because I think the Afghan cricket team has already returned from Pakistan.
00:20They were to play some tournament there, I believe, and they were there and they have come back from that.
00:25So I think that is the start point.
00:27And a stage will come. I think the ICC, where the chairmanship is with India now, should take cognizance.
00:37And Afghanistan Cricket Council should put across this point in a very strong manner.
00:43Because unless this comes from Afghanistan, ICC will not be able to technically take any action.
00:50So Afghanistan must take it up in an official manner with ICC.
00:55And I'm sure that this is a very strong case to ban Pakistan from all ICC events.
01:05And it will be a kind of a message to all countries in this world who are supporting terrorism.
01:12We will see more pan out in the next couple of days.
01:15Negotiators from both the countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, are already going to Doha to discuss about the situation, to try and de-escalate it.
01:25But do you think we can see a full-blown war between the countries, given the fact that Taliban doesn't have much of air power?
01:33We don't know much about the fighter jets, how many of them Taliban has.
01:37But it mostly relies, as you just mentioned, on guerrilla warfare.
01:41Do you think that this situation can turn into a full-blown war?
01:45See, comparison of the armies is, there's hardly anything.
01:52I think because Pakistan army is 6.5 lakhs, they're only 1.5 and they don't have any much of air power.
01:59I think 23 light attack American aircrafts are there, and they have some helicopters, 30 or 40 of them, attack helicopters, which have been left by the Americans.
02:14And they have a problem of spares, I believe now Russia is helping them with the spares.
02:20They have those T-52 and T-72 tanks also, with the Russian origin are there.
02:25But, you see, I don't think they can match, but then, you see, Pakistan cannot fight a conventional war there.
02:31Because, first of all, Pakistan doesn't have the logistics to fight a war for a long duration.
02:38It can go inside and it can fight for a few days.
02:42Then, remember, Pakistan has got another front with India right now, which is quite hot.
02:48And I, you know, I would be surprised, it would be presumptuous for me to say, that possibly if Pakistan does that, that India has a very ripe opportunity to hit Pakistan at this point of time.
03:01Because this would be the best opportunity for a pincer-like movement, because from the west side also and from the east side also, both get engaged.
03:13But I don't think there'll be a war.
03:15There'll be a war.
03:16I don't think there'll be a war.
03:21I don't think there will be a war.
03:25Yeah, around vacunation grade men, I mean, I don't think that there are going for a war on aí here,odor the Umaredes that gave you one of hislang.
03:28And so, you know, Patrick, there's no fear of the Japan man in the Middle East, that there are sort of things that don't hesitate to hide, unlike us.
03:31I need you to seek refuge, these way it is to keep you safe a little simpler, and don't wait.
03:34So, please, let's take a look.
03:35Then you take a look at the Olympics.
03:37I know this one of the things I get in.
03:38I really read, not be a little bit here.
03:39It means that there's a dream a little bit felony that are bound for myself.
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