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
As reported on June 4, 2026, the Taliban security command in Herat Province announced that two-armed robbers were killed following a clash with members of the group in the Injil District. On
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Guns have fallen silent along the Af-Pak border after deadly clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, with only limited skirmishes continuing. The ceasefire maintaining this fragile calm along the border remains precarious,
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Pakistan has sought to project calm after Afghanistan’s Taliban government signed a new military technical cooperation agreement with Russia, arguing that the deal is limited in scope and will not fundamentally change
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In the evening of May 24, 2026, an assault on Taliban logistics vehicles was launched in the Afghan district of Surobi, Kabul. One Taliban fighter died, and three others sustained injuries. An organization
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has issued a strong warning to states over the ongoing involuntary return of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers, calling the practice a violation
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The European Union is facing a new wave of controversy after inviting representatives of the Taliban to Brussels for discussions focused on increasing deportations of Afghan nationals, a move that critics say
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In modern conflicts, wars are no longer fought only on battlefields. They are increasingly fought through narratives, international reporting, digital information campaigns and competing claims over legitimacy. Civilian casualty reporting has become
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On May 7, 2026, Leilma, an Ismaili woman and wife of Salam Maftoon, a local singer, was killed at the Ishkashim Bazaar in the Ishkashim District of Badakhshan Province. The attacker used
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In the realist tradition of international relations, regimes driven by ideology and internal consolidation often transform into sanctuaries for non-state actors. They provide safe havens to aligned militant groups as proxies for
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In an interconnected security environment, threats do not travel alone. They move with narratives, and increasingly, those narratives shape international responses as much as the threats themselves. In late 2024, Zabihullah Mujahid,
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Afghanistan does not need a softer public relations line. It needs proof that it can act like a responsible state. That means controlling armed groups, respecting borders, treating its own people with
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Modern states are formed on the promise to provide fundamental rights, including education, health-related facilities,s and security. It creates a bedrock of the social contract and establishes legitimacy. In Afghanistan, 90% of
More Over the past two decades, Afghanistan has cycled through war, foreign intervention, and fragile attempts at political transition. The Taliban’s return in August 2021—twenty years after their removal by U.S.-led forces—marked a
More Four years after seizing control in 2021, the Taliban regime is not consolidating control, it is unraveling from within. Far from the “peace and stability” they promised, Afghanistan today is a pressure
More In Afghanistan, humanitarian reporting has become one of the most influential lenses through which the crisis is understood internationally. Yet that lens is increasingly incomplete. By focusing heavily on civilian suffering without
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