Aqib Yusufzai

The Great Turning Point: Is Pakistan Finally Ready for a Decisive War Against Terrorism?

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Pakistan has reached a decisive moment in its long-running struggle against terrorism, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where communities have endured years of violence, displacement, economic disruption and the loss of civilians and security personnel. The central question confronting the country is no longer whether Pakistan can afford to continue its fight against terrorism. The question

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From Afghanistan to Italy: How an ISKP Trail Exposed the Global Reach of the Khorasan Terror Network

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The reported arrest in Italy of Mirwais Safi, an Afghan-based operative allegedly linked to Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), has brought renewed attention to the increasingly transnational character of militant networks operating in and around the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. The development represents more than another European counter-terrorism operation. It highlights a security reality that regional analysts and international

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Panjgur Operation Unfolds: Terrorists Tracked, Escape Route Cut Off, All 4 Eliminated

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Security forces successfully conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Panjgur, Balochistan, eliminating four terrorists during a targeted action against hostile elements operating in the area. According to security sources, the operation was launched following the detection and tracking of suspicious movement in the area. The security forces acted swiftly on the basis of actionable intelligence, initiating the operation to

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Why Is Russia Going Soft on Taliban? Is Washington Preparing to Return to Afghanistan?

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According to Kamran Yousaf, journalist and correspondent reporting for Express News, diplomatic sources have claimed that Russia’s relatively conciliatory approach towards the Afghan Taliban is primarily driven by strategic considerations, particularly Moscow’s concerns over the possibility of the United States re-establishing a foothold in Afghanistan. According to the diplomatic sources cited by Kamran Yousaf, Moscow’s engagement

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Security Forces Eliminate Nine Khawarij, Including Four Key Commanders, in IBOs in North Waziristan

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 Security forces continue to conduct decisive and intelligence-driven operations against Fitna al-Khawarij across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the Azm-e-Istehkam vision, with the objective of dismantling Khawarij networks, disrupting their operational infrastructure, and ensuring lasting peace and stability in the region. According to security sources, security forces conducted successful intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in several areas of North Waziristan, including Palang Zai, Nadeem Kot

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India Backing Taliban to Fuel Terror Attacks in Pakistan, Pakistan Tells UN

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Pakistan has categorically rejected the remarks made by the representative of India concerning the security situation in Afghanistan, and has drawn the international community’s attention to what it described as India’s alleged provision of material and logistical support to terrorist groups operating against Pakistan from Afghan territory. Responding to the remarks by the Indian representative, Mr.

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Two Strikes, Two Senior Taliban Figures Down: Kandahar Faces Fresh Security Shock

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The security situation in Afghanistan continues to attract growing attention amid reports of intensified armed actions by anti-Taliban groups in different parts of the country, raising fresh questions over the Afghan Taliban authorities’ claims of effective security and control. According to the Afghanistan United Front, an armed group opposed to the Afghan Taliban authorities, a series

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Karak: SHO and Police Gunner Martyred in Khwarij Attack at New Karpa

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 A tragic and cowardly attack by Khwarij militants on a police party took place at New Karpa, resulting in the martyrdom of SHO Daud Khan of Banda Daud Shah Police Station and police gunner Farhad, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. According to preliminary reports, armed Khwarij militants launched a sudden and indiscriminate attack on

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Afghanistan’s Jihadi Madrasa Expansion: How Big Is the Network, Who Funds It, and What Comes Next?

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A major new assessment of Afghanistan’s education landscape has warned that the Taliban’s rapid expansion of religious education is reshaping the country’s schooling system and creating a deeply entrenched architecture of ideological, political and social control. The findings, presented in the HAMRAH Network’s June 2026 report, Taliban Madrasas: Ideological Consolidation, Gender Persecution and Afghanistan’s Future Stability, are

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Taliban and ISIS Two Sides of the Same Coin, Afghan Resistance Challenges Moscow’s Narrative

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The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) has sharply rejected the Russian assessment of the Taliban’s counterterrorism efforts, arguing that the Taliban and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) should not be viewed simply as opposing ideological or strategic forces. The statement came in response to remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the latest Moscow Format consultation

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