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Militant groups including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Hafiz Gul Bahadar Group, and Lashkar-e-Islam continue to operate freely in various parts of Afghanistan, raising serious regional security concerns. Many of these groups have established safe havens in the southern districts, with a significant number of their members reportedly Afghan nationals. Sources […]

The Taliban government’s latest move signals a sharp escalation in its authoritarian control over Afghan society, particularly the press. Pro-Taliban broadcaster “DariChah” reported that the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice had detained Abuzar Sarim Sarpolai, head of three media outlets. The Taliban accused these media organizations of “spreading moral corruption”

In Bajaur, a powerful local jirga has demanded that militants—primarily affiliated with the TTP, Ahrar, and other splinter factions—either retreat to the mountains or exit Pakistani territory altogether. This marks a rare and growing public defiance from communities once caught in silence, fear, or passive support. But the response from the militant groups has been

In a desperate bid to stay relevant and project strength, militant outfits operating in Pakistan’s tribal belt have ramped up their propaganda campaigns, relying on exaggerated figures and fabricated claims to portray a false narrative of success. A recent infographic released by the so-called Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan—a shadowy alliance of banned terrorist factions—boasts of conducting 89

In a bold move signaling the end of tolerance for undocumented stay, Pakistani authorities have issued final expulsion orders for Afghan nationals residing in the country without valid documentation. According to a notification released by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home and Tribal Affairs Department, all Afghan citizens whose Proof of Registration (PoR) cards expired on June

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has hit back strongly at India for misrepresenting his recent remarks, stating that his words were deliberately taken out of context and weaponized at international forums like FATF. Gandapur, a former federal minister for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan affairs, said he plans to personally attend FATF sessions to expose

Several militant groups currently based in Afghanistan have devolved into criminal enterprises, using Afghan soil as a safe haven to launch extortion, kidnapping, and ransom operations deep inside Pakistan. Groups such as IS-KP (Khorasan), Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, Lashkar-e-Islam, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), and other

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur’s shifting stance on the ongoing military operation has sparked serious concerns—not only among political analysts but also within his own party ranks. What began as fiery opposition to the federal government’s operation soon morphed into calls for local jirgas and peace talks, leaving many wondering about the clarity

In the past three months alone, nearly 2 million Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey. Despite the scale of the crisis, the Afghan government has done little beyond issuing statements and showcasing unfulfilled plans. For millions of Afghans who fled decades of war, insecurity, and economic hardship, this new wave