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Pakistani Forces Repel Unprovoked Afghan Firing at Border

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Pakistani security forces effectively repelled an unprovoked incident of cross-border firing initiated by Afghan forces earlier today in the Qilla Saifullah Sector along the Pak–Afghan border, demonstrating vigilance, discipline, and a firm commitment to safeguarding national sovereignty. According to official sources, Afghan troops opened fire on a Pakistani fence construction party engaged in routine and […]

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New Delhi’s Taliban Outreach and the Trap of Geography

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The arrival of Noor Ahmad Noor, the first Afghan Chargé d’Affaires appointed under the Taliban administration, in New Delhi last week has marked a subtle yet significant shift in regional diplomacy. Soon after his arrival, Noor Ahmad Noor held meetings with senior officials of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, signaling a cautious warming of ties

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ISKP Claims Kabul Suicide Attack Targeting Chinese Nationals

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The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has issued a claim of responsibility for today’s deadly attack in Kabul, asserting that Chinese nationals were the primary target. According to the group’s statement, an ISKP operative identified as Usman Mowahid carried out the assault by detonating an explosive vest after waiting approximately 30 minutes in the vicinity

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Jamaat al-Ahrar Resurgence, Taliban Power Struggles and a Drifting KP Government

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I am often asked whether Afghanistan is witnessing a new political turn or whether the developments we are seeing are merely cosmetic. From the outside, it may appear that the Taliban are divided into two camps, the so-called Kandahar group and the Kabul group. One is associated with rigid policies, strict social controls, and an

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CTD Foils Terror Plot in Quetta, Five Militants Neutralized

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At least five militants were killed in an exchange of fire during a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) operation in Quetta, officials confirmed on Monday, asserting that a major terror plot has been foiled. According to a CTD spokesperson, the operation was carried out at a terrorist hideout, from where security forces recovered five Kalashnikov rifles,

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After Kabul Blast, Security Experts Warn of Wider Implications Amid Rising India-Taliban Ties

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Kabul authorities confirmed that an explosion struck the Shahr-e-Naw area of Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, causing casualties and damage. According to Khalid Zadran, spokesperson for the Taliban police command in Kabul, the blast occurred in a hotel located on Gulforoshi Alley. Investigations are ongoing to determine the full number and nature of the casualties. Afghan

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One Dead, Several Injured as Blast Rocks Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw

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A blast in Kabul’s Shahr-e-Naw area has left several people dead and injured, according to initial reports. A spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Ministry of Interior, quoted by a foreign news agency, confirmed casualties in the incident, saying the exact number of those killed and wounded would be released later. Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani

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Education After Counterterrorism: Pakistan Army Steps in Where KP Government Fell Short

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The reconstruction of a terrorism-ravaged primary girls’ school in Mohmand district by the Pakistan Army has once again exposed a stark and uncomfortable reality in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: where the PTI-led provincial government failed, the armed forces stepped in. The school, destroyed in a terrorist attack, stood for years as a symbol of abandonment. Despite Mohmand’s

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India’s Taliban Engagement Is Adding Fuel to an Already Volatile Region

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For more than two decades, India positioned itself as an implacable opponent of the Taliban. Following the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, New Delhi invested heavily in the post-Taliban political order, backing successive Kabul governments, funding infrastructure projects, and aligning itself with international efforts to prevent the return of militant rule. That posture has

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Taliban Decisions and Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future

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( Shamim Shahid) For the Afghan Taliban, the past few months have underscored a hard reality they have long tried to deny: ideology cannot substitute for geography, and isolation cannot sustain an economy. Developments surrounding Iran’s Chabahar Port, India’s recalibrated policy, deepening ethnic discontent inside Afghanistan and growing unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa together paint a

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