Why /t/ after /k/ sometimes is pronounced like a mild aspirated T but sometimes is pronounced like unaspirated T?

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When t or k occurs in the beginning or end of a word, it is pronounced with a slight 'h' and is called an aspirated t or h. But in the middle of a word, they are pronounced without aspiration.
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