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Taliban’s New Fatwa Slams Door on Cross-Border Terrorism; A Turning Point for TTP?

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A hard-line religious decree issued by close advisers to Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has sent shockwaves through militant circles, particularly the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The fatwa, endorsed by hundreds of Afghan clerics and senior Taliban officials, strictly bans the use of Afghan soil for attacks against any neighboring state — and explicitly forbids attacks

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Faiz Hameed, State Comes First, Faiz Hameed’s Conviction

State Comes First, The Message Embedded in Faiz Hameed’s Conviction

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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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Bannu: Key Militant Eliminated as Security Forces Seize Weapons, Crypto IDs in Mamash Khel Raid

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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

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Ties with Israel: Taliban Supporters Question Kabul’s Surprising Diplomatic Shift

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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 Eliminate One Militant, Arrest Four in Bannu IBO

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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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PM Shahbaz Highlights Rising Afghan Terror Threat, Calls for Global Action at Turkmenistan Neutrality Forum

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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

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Pakistan, China Engage in Kabul Talks Amid Rising Afghan Security Concerns

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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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Inside Kabul’s New Jihadist Hub: The Taliban’s Global Threat

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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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UN Chief Reports Nearly 15% Rise in Security Incidents in Afghanistan

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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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Taliban Releases Controversial ISIS-K Confession Videos on Haqqani Anniversary

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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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