The Taliban’s push to forge closer trade ties with India, bypassing Pakistan, highlights a politically motivated agenda that risks economic inefficiency and regional instability. Analysts argue that Afghanistan’s reliance on Iranian ports and new air routes to India is largely symbolic, reflecting Kabul’s desire to signal alignment with New Delhi rather than deliver viable trade
The European Union has added its voice to a growing regional consensus that Pakistan’s demands from the Afghan Taliban are fair and consistent with expectations shared by key neighbouring states, including China, Iran and Russia. These demands relate to an inclusive Afghan government, the elimination of safe havens on Afghan soil, prevention of cross border
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Pakistani truck drivers and goods transport owners have formally announced a boycott of Afghan transit trade and all cargo routes into Afghanistan, citing recent policy shifts by Afghan authorities and escalating tensions. According to the drivers, cross-border transport had long been a profitable and trouble-free activity. However, they say the situation changed after Afghan authorities
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Security forces conducted a swift operation near Akod Fort after receiving intelligence about a potential milittant ambush. During the exchange of fire, one soldier sustained minor injuries, while two suspected militants were killed.σ Following the operation, a video showed the security forces gathered in a circle, offering prayers of gratitude for the mission’s success and
(Zahir Shah Sherazi) The resurgence of terrorism in the Afghanistan–Pakistan belt has once again exposed a harsh geopolitical reality: if the Afghan Taliban cannot or will not act decisively against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), militancy will inevitably spill across borders and endanger the region from South Asia to Central Asia. Despite repeated assurances from Kabul,
Pakistan’s security forces carried out intelligence-based operations in Minato and Marzai areas of Central Kurram, eliminating 22 terrorists and injuring several others. The operations were based on accurate and actionable intelligence, ensuring timely and targeted action. The terrorists had taken shelter in a residential building near a populated area and had planted explosives inside. During
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A violent attack was carried out by armed assailants on a Levies checkpost in Qila Abdullah, Balochistan, resulting in the death of Levies Officer Saadullah. According to Levies sources, the incident occurred when the personnel attempted to prevent a theft in the area. The attackers used rocket launchers and other firearms during the assault on
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In a decisive counterterrorism operation conducted in Haider Khel village, North Waziristan, Pakistan’s security forces successfully neutralized a high-profile terrorist affiliated with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The operation targeted militant hideouts and resulted in the elimination of Haywad Abrar, a senior commander of the TTP’s specialized suicide unit. According to official security sources, Haywad
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Local sources in Panjshir province have revealed that the Afghan Taliban are failing to equip newly recruited local forces, instead instructing them to purchase their own weapons to perform official duties. The move exposes serious administrative failures within the Taliban regime and raises questions about the group’s ability to maintain law and order in Afghanistan.
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The growing tensions between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban are not the result of Pakistani miscalculation, as some commentators insist, but a direct consequence of the Taliban’s refusal to respect regional security norms, international expectations, or even basic neighbourly responsibility. Pakistan has exercised remarkable restraint and patience for decades, supporting stability in Afghanistan even at
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