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Inter-Services Intelligence activities in Afghanistan

Okay kiddo, have you ever played on a team? Like soccer or basketball? Well, countries have teams too, and the team that takes care of important information and spy work for Pakistan is called the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Now, Afghanistan is another country that’s very close to Pakistan. But sometimes the two countries don’t work well together and have problems. The ISI has been doing some activities in Afghanistan to try to help Pakistan and keep an eye on Afghanistan.

But here’s where things get a little tricky. Some people think the activities that the ISI is doing in Afghanistan may not be very nice or fair. It’s like if you were playing a game and one player was cheating. That’s not very nice, right? Some people think that the ISI is doing things in Afghanistan that are like cheating.

So, what’s the big deal exactly? Well, the activities that the ISI is doing may be causing trouble and making the problems between Pakistan and Afghanistan even worse. It’s like if you were playing against someone and they were always cheating, you wouldn’t want to play with them again, right? That’s kind of what’s happening between Pakistan and Afghanistan because of the activities the ISI is doing.

It’s important for countries to work together and be fair to each other. Sometimes, that doesn’t happen and it can cause problems. That’s what’s going on with the ISI activities in Afghanistan.