In Afghanistan, America’s military was so tactically dependent on Pakistan that, on several occasions, the US encouraged India to curtail development projects, such as rebuilding Afghanistan’s infrastructure. Following America’s military withdrawal, Afghanistan will most likely revert to pre-war conditions;
所有这些发展趋势让印度的处境极其艰难。在阿富汗，战术上美军极其依赖巴基斯坦，在不少情形中，美国还鼓励印度削减开发项目，如阿富汗基础设施的重建。美军撤退后，阿富汗极有可能回到战前状态；巴基斯坦国家支持的针对印度的恐怖主义将复兴；极端主义将溢出波及印度查默邦和克什米尔邦。