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Taliban’s TTP Crackdown: Real Policy Shift or a Strategic Smokescreen

Over the past several days, a growing number of reports circulating through Afghan social-media networks and accounts broadly sympathetic to the Taliban regime have claimed that Taliban authorities have begun imposing restrictions on members of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operating from Afghanistan. The reported measures allegedly include the detention of certain TTP members, restrictions on […]

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Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule: Terrorism, Economic Crisis and Growing Global Isolation: Soufan Center

Afghanistan continues to face a deepening political, economic, security and humanitarian crisis under Taliban rule, with the country increasingly described by international analysts as a permissive environment for terrorist organizations and violent extremist elements. The Taliban’s rigid policies, alleged links with militant networks, and continued international isolation have compounded Afghanistan’s instability while placing further pressure

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Khawarij Launch Quadcopter Attack on Joint Post in Lower South Waziristan

Khawarij carried out a quadcopter attack targeting the joint Musa Nikah Security Post of the police and security forces in Dazha Ghundai, Wana Tehsil, Lower South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to initial information, the Khawarij employed a quadcopter to target the security installation in an attempt to inflict casualties and disrupt security arrangements in

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150kg of Explosives, 10 Hidden Containers: Major Terror Plot Foiled in Balochistan

Pakistan’s security forces, acting on actionable intelligence, have foiled a major terrorist plot in Balochistan, recovering a substantial cache of explosives during a targeted intelligence-based operation in the Nokkundi area. According to details, security forces successfully traced and recovered approximately 150 kilograms of foreign-sourced explosives that had been deliberately concealed underground. The explosives were stored

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“Balochistan and Pakistan Have One Future”: Field Marshal Warns Against Forces Seeking to Derail the Province’s Progress

Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, held an interaction with prominent personalities and political leadership from Balochistan, during which he emphasized that the province’s peace, stability, development and prosperity are inseparably linked with the progress and future of Pakistan. Speaking during the interaction, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir underscored that Balochistan and

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Pakistan and Syria Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthen Defence and Security Cooperation

The Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, received Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, who arrived at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi, accompanied by a high-level delegation. The meeting focused on matters of mutual interest, the evolving regional security environment, and opportunities to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, particularly in the fields of defence

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AFF Claims Six Taliban Fighters Killed in Fighting in Badakhshan’s Zebak District

Clashes broke out between Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) commandos and Taliban forces in Zebak district of Badakhshan, with the opposition group claiming to have inflicted significant casualties on Taliban personnel. According to the AFF, its fighters repelled multiple attacks by Taliban forces during the clashes, killing six Taliban personnel and injuring at least 10 others.

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Five Years of Taliban Rule Expose a Growing Gap Between Promise and Reality

Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, the most revealing measure of their rule is no longer what they promised in 2021, but what Afghanistan has actually become. The Taliban presented their return as the beginning of a new chapter. They promised security, stability, reconciliation and an Afghanistan that would no longer

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Badakhshan Gold Miners Protest as Taliban-Linked Contractors Move to Control Local Mining

Workers and local residents in the Shayash area of Arghangkhah district, Badakhshan, have protested against companies operating under contracts to extract gold in the area, accusing them of preventing local miners from continuing their traditional work. The protest began around noon on Thursday, August 20, and was still continuing, according to local residents. Residents said

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TTP Crackdown in Afghanistan Raises Question of Lasting Taliban Policy Shift

The Afghan Taliban have reportedly intensified pressure on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) networks in several parts of Afghanistan over the past three weeks, with multiple sources claiming that around 20 TTP commanders and supporters have been arrested. The reported arrests span Kabul, Khost, Paktika, Kunar, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Kandahar and Uruzgan. However, the claims have not

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