Pakistan’s latest strikes inside Afghanistan mark a shift from years of diplomacy towards direct military deterrence. Islamabad argues that repeated attacks by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, alleged Afghan-based sanctuaries and unfulfilled assurances have
Five years after the Taliban returned to Kabul, its grip on Afghanistan remains formidable but increasingly contested. Persistent TTP attacks inside Pakistan, worsening Kabul–Islamabad tensions and the emergence of armed anti-Taliban groups have created a dangerous new dynamic: Pakistan, once
Afghanistan has once again become a major concern for regional counterterrorism. Around 13,000 foreign militants are estimated to be operating in the country, including
For more than two decades, Pakistan has conducted repeated counterterrorism campaigns against Taliban militants and Baloch insurgents in its western regions bordering Afghanistan and
Pakistan’s latest strikes inside Afghanistan mark a shift from years of diplomacy towards direct military deterrence. Islamabad argues that repeated attacks by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, alleged Afghan-based sanctuaries and unfulfilled assurances have
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Five years after the Taliban returned to Kabul, its grip on Afghanistan remains formidable but increasingly contested. Persistent TTP attacks inside Pakistan, worsening Kabul–Islamabad tensions and the emergence of armed anti-Taliban groups
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Afghanistan has once again become a major concern for regional counterterrorism. Around 13,000 foreign militants are estimated to be operating in the country, including thousands linked to the TTP, ISKP and al-Qaida.
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For more than two decades, Pakistan has conducted repeated counterterrorism campaigns against Taliban militants and Baloch insurgents in its western regions bordering Afghanistan and Iran. Yet the country remains caught in a
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In March 2008, Colombian jets crossed into Ecuadorian airspace and destroyed a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) encampment a mile past the border, killing the group’s second-in-command. Ecuador called it a
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Sakina knew the risks. In the final days of her pregnancy, she was living in Pas Kuran, a village in Kuran wa Munjan, one of the most remote districts in northeastern Afghanistan.
More Five years after returning to power, the Taliban controls Afghanistan more firmly than many expected. Yet territorial control has not translated into the elimination of militant networks operating from Afghan soil. That
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Sky News published a video this month that opens on a rigged explosive device and a pickax under a stark title card, “Inside the Taliban’s Museum of Death.” Three seconds pass before
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The Afghanistan’s mineral resources have traditionally been one of hidden wealth ready to be unlocked by peace, investment, and modern technology. This narrative is becoming outdated now. Even the much talked about
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As reported on September 2, 2026, the Afghanistan United Front (AUF) killed a Taliban official, Qari Aghagol, from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, in the 18th
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The message sent by the Andarab Resistance Front is one which can not be ignored even on the battlefield. The group declared Panjshir, Andarab, Badakhshan, Kabul and Kandahar as places where armed
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The Taliban returned to power nearly five years ago with grand promises of stability, but their ruling apparatus has instead pushed Afghanistan into a cycle of self-inflicted economic ruin and social regression.
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This week marks five years since the fall of Kabul to Taliban rule, an anniversary that closes one chapter of Afghanistan’s modern history while highlighting the unresolved consequences of the country’s isolation.
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Afghanistan’s expanding CCTV network is giving the Taliban new power to monitor public life, while women, activists and political opponents describe a growing climate of fear five years after the fall of
More The world witnessed the fall of the Afghan republic on 15 August 2021, with a shocking degree of rapidity. With Taliban fighters marching into Kabul, President Ghani fleeing from his post, and
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