The fourteen year sentence awarded to former ISI chief Lieutenant General retired Faiz Hameed is a landmark. Pakistan’s past offers no example of an ISI chief being punished in this way. Senior figures of similar rank have faced trials before, but none who once ran the country’s principal intelligence service. His conviction carries four proven […]
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Security forces carried out a joint intelligence based operation in Mamash Khel area of Bannu district, neutralising a key militant and arresting four suspects while recovering a significant cache of weapons, ammunition and financial identifiers linked to militant activity. The operation, conducted from 30 minutes past midnight until 10 a.m. on 12 December, was launched
The Afghan Taliban are facing growing criticism from within their own ideological base, as supporters on social media accuse the Kabul government of drifting away from its long held religious and jihadist positions. The debate has intensified following a series of unexpected diplomatic gestures that have unsettled even long time loyalists. Soon after the Taliban
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Security forces conducted a precision intelligence based raid in Bannu, eliminating one militant affiliated with a banned terrorist outfit and arresting four others. According to security officials, the operation was launched after credible information indicated the presence of the group at a specific hideout. Troops moved in swiftly, neutralising resistance and taking four suspects into
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Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Friday underscored the emerging threat of terrorism from Afghan territory, urging the international community to hold the Afghan government accountable for its responsibilities. He delivered his remarks at a high-level forum commemorating the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent neutrality, emphasizing regional security, peace, and sustainable development. Speaking from the
Pakistan and China have intensified diplomatic efforts to address escalating security concerns and growing cross-border tensions linked to militant threats in Afghanistan. On Thursday, December 11, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, met China’s Special Envoy to Kabul, Yue Xiaoyong, to discuss emerging regional security challenges originating from Afghan territory. According to Sadiq, the
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Afghanistan, once again, stands at the epicenter of global jihadist ambitions. Reports from Moscow’s Nezavisimaya Gazeta indicate that the Taliban intelligence service has created a “coordination center” in Kabul for foreign jihadists, uniting fighters from China, Russia, Syria, and Central Asia under a single operational platform. Uyghur militant groups are said to play a leading
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The United Nations has reported a sharp rise in security-related incidents in Afghanistan, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres recording 2,737 incidents between August 1 and October 31, representing a 14.7% increase compared to the same period last year. The alarming escalation, detailed in Guterres’ latest report presented to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, underscores
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On the first anniversary of the assassination of Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani, a senior Haqqani Network figure and former Taliban Minister for Refugees, Taliban-affiliated media released videos claiming to show confessions from an alleged ISIS-K operative involved in the attack. Haqqani was killed in a suicide bombing inside the ministry compound in Kabul, a high-profile assassination that
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In a decisive statement, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, emphasized that Afghan territory will not be used for military activities against any other nation. Speaking at a significant gathering in Kabul, he affirmed that the Islamic Emirate is committed to preventing its soil from being exploited for cross-border militancy. This announcement came in the
