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Uzbek Authorities Seize Afghan-Origin Narcotics, Renewing Concerns Over Regional Drug Flow

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Uzbekistan’s security authorities on Wednesday intercepted a significant consignment of narcotics originating from Afghanistan during an operation on the Bukhara–Karakul route, once again underscoring the persistent role of Afghan territory as a source of cross-border drug trafficking that continues to threaten regional security and public health. According to official statements, security officers stopped a vehicle […]

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From False Flags to Foreign Shores: The Troubling Reach of India’s Security Narrative

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The recent bloodshed in Sydney has reignited an uncomfortable global conversation one that goes far beyond a single act of violence and reaches into the opaque intersections of security policy, transnational movement, and state accountability. While investigations must be allowed to run their course, the questions emerging from this case are too serious to be

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Taliban, Rift Within Taliban Leadership, Haqqani Remarks

Growing Discord Exposed Within Taliban Leadership Amid Warnings from Supreme Leader

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Signs of growing division and distrust within the Taliban have emerged, with senior figures warning that internal discord could threaten the group’s hold on power. Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the Taliban’s minister of higher education and a close aide to leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, spoke on Tuesday at the Taliban’s central jihadist madrassa in Kabul, cautioning members

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Donkeys, TTP’s Growing Desperation, Tribal Livelihoods, South Waziristan, Fitna al-Khawarij

From Cows to Donkeys: TTP’s Growing Desperation Threatens Tribal Livelihoods

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Militants of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as Fitna al-Khawarij, have stolen donkeys from local tribes in the Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan, local sources reported. The militants released a video referring to the stolen animals as “army donkeys,” underscoring both the audacity and desperation of the banned group. Observers noted that

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Pakistan, Pakistan's War on Terror, Terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Indian-Sponsored Terrorism, Afghan Safe Havens

Pakistan’s War on Terror, Why Is It Taking So Long?

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Abdul Basit Pakistan’s latest counterterrorism operation in Balochistan, where security forces eliminated BLA terrorists in Quetta and Kachhi, is only the most recent chapter in a long, grinding war. Similar intelligence-based operations are being carried out almost daily across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, targeting banned outfits such as the TTP, BLA, BLF and their affiliates.

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Quetta Operation Eliminates Two BLA Terrorists, Multiple Others Neutralised in Kachhi

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Security forces eliminated at least two Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists during an operation in the Dagari area of Quetta, officials said. The terrorists were identified as Sajjad Zehri, also known as Sarang, and Asmatullah Satakzai, also known as Siraj. Following the operation, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to

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Afghan Taliban Grant Official IDs to Foreign Fighters, Raising Red Flags Over State-Enabled Militancy

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The Taliban, acting under the directives of their supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, have reportedly begun issuing electronic identification cards to Pakistani militant fighters relocated to northern Afghanistan, as well as to members of several foreign extremist organisations, including ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Jaish al-Adl, in a move that has triggered serious security concerns at the regional

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The Strike That Changed Nothing: How Zawahiri’s Killing Exposed a Deeper Taliban–Al-Qaeda Nexus

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The killing of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in a US drone strike in the heart of Kabul in August 2022 has not weakened the relationship between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, but instead laid bare a deeply entrenched, structural alliance that continues to pose serious risks to regional and global security, according to informed assessments of

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US Journal Warns Taliban Education Strategy Mirrors Al-Qaeda, IS Ideology, Poses Global Terror Threat

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A leading US journal has warned that the Taliban’s ideological and educational strategy under supreme leader Sheikh Haibatullah Akhundzada closely resembles the operational and doctrinal approaches of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, cautioning that the group’s growing links with multiple terrorist organisations and its reshaping of Afghanistan’s education system could generate serious security threats for

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