Pakistan's military and political class have obsessed over gaining 'strategic depth' in Afghanistan for years, but the at times absurd concept is incompatible with Pakistan's zero-sum approach to regional politics.
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Can India and Pakistan resolve their differences and follow a course of enlightened self-interest in Afghanistan?
