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Who Really Rules Afghanistan? Power, Exclusion, and the Taliban’s Hidden Fractures

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The collapse of the Afghan Republic in August 2021 was not entirely unforeseen, but the speed with which the state disintegrated reshaped assumptions about power, legitimacy, and resilience in modern conflicts. What appeared to be a decisive Taliban victory, however, has since revealed itself to be far less conclusive. Beneath the surface of centralized control […]

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Are Isolated Terror Attacks Becoming the Defining Security Challenge for Europe?

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Europe is facing a complex and evolving terrorism threat that, while smaller in scale compared to previous years, carries far greater unpredictability and political impact, according to newly released data and analysis by Europol covering trends in 2024. The latest findings indicate that jihadist terrorism has not declined; instead, its nature has transformed significantly. During

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The Aftermath Nobody Measured: Afghanistan’s War in Its Second Life

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The final departure of United States forces from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021, marked the end of a two-decade military engagement the longest war in American history. For Washington, it was the closing chapter of a costly and controversial intervention. For Afghanistan, however, it was the beginning of a new and deeply uncertain era. And

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Are Global Nuclear Rules Being Bent for India? Pakistan Questions Canada–India Uranium Deal

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Pakistan on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding the recently concluded long-term uranium supply agreement between Canada and India, as well as the potential cooperation between the two countries on small modular reactors and advanced nuclear reactor technologies. The Government of Pakistan cautioned that such arrangements risk undermining the global nuclear non-proliferation framework and could have

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The Taliban’s Selective Jihad

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In May 2025, the Afghan Taliban once again declared that participation in armed jihad beyond Afghanistan’s borders is not obligatory and, more significantly, that any such participation would constitute a violation of leadership directives. Delivered by Sheikh Saeed Ullah Saeed, a senior official of the Taliban’s Reform Commission, the announcement was widely portrayed as a

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Not an Imaginary Line: How Law, History, and Politics Shaped Pakistan’s Western Border

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The Durand Line remains one of the most debated and politically exploited borders in South and Central Asia, yet it is also one of the most legally established international boundaries in the region. Stretching approximately 1,600 miles, or 2,600 kilometres, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Durand Line begins at the Iranian border in the west

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Afghan Taliban Dark Legacy Under the World’s Watchful Eye

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For more than four decades, Afghanistan has stood at the centre of some of the most brutal cycles of violence, impunity and systematic human rights abuses recorded in modern history. From foreign invasions to internecine conflict, from extremist insurgencies to state-sponsored violations, the Afghan people have carried the unbearable weight of these tragedies largely alone.

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Can Pakistan Stay Ahead of the TTP’s Expanding Networks?

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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is seeking to extend its operational footprint beyond its traditional strongholds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, increasingly targeting Punjab the country’s most populous province and Karachi, the largest metropolitan center in Sindh. While the group remains significantly constrained compared to its northwestern bases, its expansion demonstrates both strategic ambition and an adaptive operational

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The False Liberation of Bashir Zeb: How the BLA Turned Terrorist?

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The resurgence of terrorism in Balochistan under the banner of the so-called Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) underscores one of Pakistan’s most complex internal security challenges. At the centre of this violent network stands Bashir Zeb, also known as Bashir Zaib a man who has come to personify the militant brand of separatism that has brought

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What Makes Hafiz Gul Bahadur the Most Dangerous Man Across the Durand Line?

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In the complex tapestry of militancy that has plagued the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier for decades, few figures have loomed as persistently as Hafiz Gul Bahadur. Once a name confined to the rugged valleys of North Waziristan, Bahadur has now re-emerged as a pivotal actor in the region’s terror resurgence an old warlord revitalized by the chaos

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