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The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has once again staged a public display by burning nearly 30 metric tons of narcotics in Nangarhar. Officials claimed the drugs were seized over the past four years and that more than 2,500 people had been arrested. However, critics say such ceremonies are largely for show—designed to convince the international

An Afghan delegation has arrived in Quetta to press Pakistani authorities for the handover of 18 Afghan nationals killed during a confrontation with security forces in Balochistan’s Zhob district. According to Afghan officials, on the night of August 8–9, a group of 20 Afghans carried out an attack on Pakistani security personnel in the Smbaza

Pakistani security sources have alleged that Indian intelligence agencies are preparing a major “false-flag” operation in Kashmir aimed at implicating Pakistan by blaming the Haqqani Network. Credible sources, speaking to several international media outlets on Monday, 25 August, claimed the plan involves using Taliban fighters and tribal Pashtuns to create the impression of Haqqani involvement.

Pakistan has strongly criticized India for bypassing the Indus Water Commission and instead using diplomatic channels to issue a flood warning, terming the move a clear violation of the Indus Waters Treaty. According to Pakistan’s Ministry of Water Resources, India contacted Islamabad for the first time since recent hostilities, when the Indian High Commission informed