New Delhi: Afghanistan’s leadership is drawing a new redline- economic, political, and psychological- between Kabul and Islamabad.

In one of his strongest policy statements to date, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar urged Afghan traders to end decades of dependence on Pakistan, saying the country must “chart its own trade destiny.”

The remarks, delivered this week to business leaders in Kabul, signal a deliberate move to reclaim economic autonomy and redirect commerce through new corridors across Central Asia, Iran, and India.

“For too long, our markets have suffered from unequal access and unreliable partners,” Baradar said. “Those who continue to rely on Pakistan do so at their own risk.”

The message was plain: the Islamic Emirate will no longer in

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