Afghanistan's Long Shadow Over Pakistan’s Identity Crisis | Afghan Eye Podcast

In this episode, Sangar Paykhar speaks with Ahmad-Waleed Kakar, about his latest article exploring Pakistan’s deepening identity crisis. Triggered by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s remark calling Mahmud of Ghazni a “plunderer”, the discussion unpacks how Pakistan is renegotiating its relationship with the very historical figures that once shaped its ideological foundations. 

Far more than a debate about medieval history, this conversation traces the crisis through Pakistan’s shifting national myths, the military’s search for legitimacy, and Islamabad’s evolving relationship with the Islamic Emirate in Kabul. 

Read Ahmed-Waleed Kakar's article here: https://afghaneye.net/2025/12/08/pakistan-identity-crisis/