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Afghanistan’s Security Crisis Deepens Amid Economic Hardship and International Isolation

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Nearly five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan continues to grapple with an increasingly complex combination of security, economic, humanitarian, and diplomatic challenges. Although the Taliban maintain that they have restored nationwide security compared with the final years of the previous republic, recent developments suggest that Afghanistan’s security landscape is becoming more complicated […]

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Bannu Operations Focus on Terror Elimination, Civilian Protection

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Security forces and police continue targeted counterterrorism operations in Miryan and Nurar areas of Bannu, focusing on the elimination of terrorists while ensuring maximum protection of residents. Officials reviewing the ongoing operations were briefed on the progress and security situation in the affected areas. The forces are carrying out coordinated actions based on intelligence inputs

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Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations Remain Tied to the Challenge of Cross-Border Terrorism

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Few bilateral relationships in South Asia carry as much strategic significance as that between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Bound together by geography, history, culture, religion, trade, and one of the world’s longest porous borders, the two neighboring countries have shared both opportunities and challenges for decades. Yet despite their close historical links, cross-border terrorism has continued

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Has the Global Counterterrorism Net Finally Tightened Around BLA?

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The growing international recognition of the threat posed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has renewed focus on strengthening legal, financial, and institutional mechanisms to counter organizations involved in terrorism and armed violence. The Majeed Brigade, described as the armed wing of the BLA, was designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

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What the Taliban’s Internal Crisis Means for Pakistan

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(Shamim Shahid) Pakistan’s western frontier is once again at the center of a rapidly evolving security crisis. From the ongoing military operations in Bannu and South Waziristan to reports of the possible relocation of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants within Afghanistan, and from growing fissures inside the Afghan Taliban to worsening unrest in Balochistan, the region

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Behind the Online Hype, Operation Shaaban Reveals Fitna al-Hindustan’s Ground Reality

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Security forces conducting Operation Shaaban in Balochistan have continued sustained operations against Fitna al-Hindustan, with recent actions uncovering a hideout that, according to operational accounts, was abandoned during the security advance. According to information released from the operation, security forces pursued Fitna al-Hindustan elements into suspected locations as part of ongoing intelligence-based operations aimed at

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What Did Five Years of Taliban Rule Do to Afghanistan?

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Nearly five years after the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan continues to face one of the world’s most severe humanitarian and development crises, highlighting a complex reality in which the decline of nationwide armed conflict has not translated into economic recovery, social progress, or improved living standards. When the Taliban entered Kabul

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Balochistan’s Security Battle Reaches a New Turning Point

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Security forces are continuing Operation Shaaban with full intensity across northern areas of Balochistan as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate militant threats, dismantle hostile networks, and strengthen peace and stability in the region. The operation is focused on pursuing terrorist elements, disrupting their operational capabilities, and targeting individuals and hideouts involved in activities aimed

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Is Taliban Losing Afghanistan? Badakhshan Emerges as the First Major Challenge

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A deepening power struggle in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province has emerged as a significant challenge for the Taliban authorities, with reports of armed resistance, internal divisions, and disputes over control, resources, and governance continuing to intensify. Badakhshan, a strategically important Afghan province bordering Tajikistan on two sides, has historically held political and military significance. Its

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Fitna al-Hindustan’s New Tactic Exposed as Balochistan Faces Fresh Abduction Wave

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Concerns over increasing incidents of abduction and extortion have intensified as reports emerge of  kidnapping cases involving civilians from different parts of Balochistan. According to available reports, three new cases of kidnapping for ransom have recently been reported in the province, involving a 15-year-old female student, a 17-year-old male student, and a 28-year-old employee of

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