The Pakistan-controlled Haqqani network played a key role in the Taliban taking over Afghanistan. The deadly terror group is said to have put together and trained the Badri 313 unit that managed to defeat Afghan forces and made inroads into Kabul.

Now, with bickering between the Taliban and the Haqqani network, which is eyeing a major say in the power structure of the Taliban, Pakistan is making all efforts to exploit the situation to maintain a stronghold in Afghanistan under the new regime.