The militant landscape in Afghanistan and Pakistan is entering a volatile new phase, shaped by the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul and the resulting re calibration of terrorist strategies across the region. The Taliban’s reassertion of authority has emboldened some groups, triggered new rivalries, and set the stage for a potentially explosive confrontation that
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The shadow of September 11, 2001, still hangs heavy over international politics, and the world cannot afford to ignore the dangerous question confronting us today: is Afghanistan once again becoming the epicenter of global terrorism? In May 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement that Washington was weighing whether to designate the Taliban as
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In April 2013, a seismic shift occurred in the already fractured militant landscape of Iraq and Syria. Out of the embers of war, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) was born. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to merge Al-Qaeda’s Iraqi offshoot, the Islamic State of Iraq formed in 2006 with Jabhat al-Nusra, the
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More than three years after the last U.S. troops departed Afghanistan, Bagram Airfield once the beating heart of American military power in South Asia has returned to the geopolitical spotlight. But this time, its runways and barracks are not staging combat sorties or housing allied troops. Instead, they have become a rhetorical battlefield in a
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When gunfire once again echoes through the valleys of South Waziristan, Tank, and Dera Ismail Khan, a disturbing question emerges: are we still living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, or has this region quietly morphed into something far more perilous something unrecognizable under the shadow of escalating militancy? Has Khyber Pakhtunkhwa silently become the new “Khorasan,” the
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After nearly four years of Taliban rule, the so-called Islamic Emirate is less a unified ideological formation than a fragile patchwork of rival power centers. What was once hailed as restoration of order has become an uneasy equilibrium between competing commanders, tribal networks, and economic patrons. At its apex sits Amir-ul‑Momineen Hibatullah Akhundzada, whose ultraconservative clerical
Pakistan’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in October 2022 was more than a diplomatic success it was a watershed moment in the country’s long and complicated battle against terrorism and extremism. Often under intense international scrutiny and regional pressure, Pakistan undertook one of the most rigorous institutional overhauls in its
Russia’s official recognition of the Taliban on July 3, 2025, marks a troubling and consequential shift in regional geopolitics. By becoming the first country to formally acknowledge a regime that seized power through force and continues to govern without legitimacy, Moscow has effectively redrawn the diplomatic map of Central and South Asia. This recognition is
As Russia intensifies its summer offensive in Ukraine, the Kremlin hopes a cascade of drone strikes, battlefield gains, and geopolitical shifts will force Kyiv to submit. But behind the façade of strength lies a fragile campaign built on dwindling manpower, exaggerated recruitment figures, and a strategy that may, in time, backfire. If Russia fails to
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As NATO leaders convene for the 2025 Summit, the alliance faces a defining challenge that lies far beyond its traditional borders. While the war in Ukraine continues to dominate the European security agenda, another strategic confrontation is emerging in the Indo-Pacific one that could upend the global order if mishandled. The United States is increasingly
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