It is totally unfeasible, and insulting to the countries involved, but it would seem that the logical solution to the mess in Afghanistan and Pakistan would be to dissemble the two states and redraw them as three--Afghanistan, Pashtunistan, and Pakistan. Most of the world's problems with the the two states as currently configured is what is ethnically Pashtun-dominated land. The northwest section of Pakistan and southeastern section of Afghanistan are tribally Pashtun, just happen to be separated due to, once again, the lack of foresight and understanding by the British. If the world were to unify the region, and leave it alone, perhaps this would settle all disputes. We could say "This is your shithole. Govern it as you please. Just don't harbor any terrorists or bother the two adjoining states."
One would think that such an arrangement could never come to pass, but maybe we should let Pakistan collapse (while seizing control of their nuclear weapons), and then reform the area as outlined above. If you look at the conflicts in the area as an aspiration for Pashtun independence and self-determination, such a solution doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all.
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