Yusufzai Aqib

Afghanistan’s Turmoil and Its Unending Impact on Pakistan

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Few countries in the modern era have endured as much violence, instability, and external interference as Afghanistan. For more than four decades, the country has remained a battlefield of competing ideologies, foreign interventions, and internal conflicts. The consequences of this protracted turmoil have been devastating not only for Afghanistan itself but also for its neighbors, […]

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Afghan Sanctuaries and the Enduring Threat of TTP to Pakistan’s Security

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The specter of terrorism that once haunted the rugged tribal belts of Pakistan has now morphed into a transnational menace, with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at its vanguard. What was once confined to the harsh mountains of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has spilled into Pakistan’s urban centers, injecting fear into every strata

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Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: The Taliban’s Return and America’s Counterterrorism Illusion

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Nearly twenty-five years have passed since the September 11 attacks shook the United States, reshaped global security, and triggered what was hailed as the most coordinated counterterrorism campaign in history. In that time, America has waged wars, toppled regimes, killed or captured al-Qaeda’s masterminds, and driven the so-called Islamic State from its strongholds. Yet the

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Is Afghanistan Once Again Becoming the Epicenter of Global Terrorism?

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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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The Battle Over Bagram: Trump’s, China Claim Versus Strategic Reality

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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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Has Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Quietly Become the New ‘Khorasan’?

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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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Of Factions and Fiefdoms: The Taliban’s Inward Struggles and the Weight of Unfinished History

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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

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From FATF Compliance to Counterterrorism Doctrine: Pakistan’s Offensive Against Militant Financing

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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

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