Afghanistan has emerged as the world’s most restrictive environment for women’s rights under the rule of the Taliban, as sweeping bans on education, employment, and freedom of movement continue to isolate millions of Afghan women from public life. Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban administration has imposed a series of harsh restrictions under […]
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Pakistan has firmly rejected claims circulating on Afghan social media that it has sent an official delegation to Kabul for talks with the Taliban authorities, calling the reports “baseless propaganda” aimed at creating confusion about Islamabad’s position. According to senior security officials, Pakistan has not dispatched any government delegation to Afghanistan and has no plans
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The developments reported over the past days paint a complex and troubling picture of security and governance challenges stretching from Afghanistan’s internal crisis to militant activity affecting Pakistan’s border regions and beyond. Taken together, the incidents, statements, and humanitarian warnings highlight a pattern in which militancy, governance failures, and regional tensions are becoming increasingly interconnected.
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Since the return of the Afghan Taliban regime in August 2021, Pakistan has invested enormous diplomatic, tribal, and religious efforts to prevent the escalation of cross-border terrorism originating from Afghan territory. Early expectations suggested that dialogue, tribal jirgas, and religious mediation could bridge the growing security divide, with tribal elders and Islamic scholars acting as
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Pakistan has raised serious concerns at the United Nations regarding the growing threat of terrorism emanating from Afghan territory, warning that the presence and activities of militant groups in Afghanistan pose a significant danger not only to Pakistan but to regional and global security. Addressing a United Nations Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, Pakistan’s Permanent
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The international community is intensifying scrutiny of the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan amid growing concerns over the detention of American citizens and the continued presence of transnational militant groups operating from Afghan territory. Recent developments involving the United States and Qatar signal a potentially significant shift in the diplomatic and financial landscape surrounding Afghanistan. According
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A disturbing video circulating online has reignited alarm over how militant networks are grooming children in Pakistan’s tribal belt, exposing a grim reality behind the recruitment of underage boys for terrorism. In the footage, a militant is seen handing a bundle of Pakistani currency notes to a boy believed to be no older than ten.
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The worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, particularly the growing crisis of child malnutrition, continues to highlight the governing failures of the Taliban, whose policies and priorities have been widely blamed for deepening poverty and instability across the country. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, around 1.3 million Afghan children suffering from severe acute malnutrition
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Pakistan has defended its recent military operations inside Afghanistan, saying the strikes were aimed exclusively at militant hideouts operating under the protection of the Taliban administration and were carried out with precise intelligence to dismantle terrorist networks threatening regional security. Speaking on Monday, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the operations targeted infrastructure used by
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Ahmad Massoud, leader of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front, has strongly condemned the Taliban for turning Afghanistan into a hub of militancy and a source of regional insecurity. Speaking at an online event, Massoud held the Taliban fully accountable for sheltering multiple terrorist organizations, including the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and over twenty other extremist groups.
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