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The complex web of ethnic grievances, colonial legacies, militant alliances, and regional rivalries make the Afghan-Pakistan border crisis unlikely to be resolved soon. The risks of escalation are high; continued conflict threatens to ignite a broader regional war, with unpredictable consequences. The history of Afghanistan is replete with failed empires and lost wars, and its current leadership seems poised for yet another cycle of violence, often driven by a pursuit of territorial and ethnic dominance.