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Record Afghan Returns in 2025 Push Humanitarian System to the Brink: IFRC

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More than 5.2 million Afghan nationals returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan between January and the end of November 2025, including over 1.3 million deportees, marking one of the largest population movements in the country’s recent history and placing immense pressure on an already fragile humanitarian situation, the International Federation of Red Cross […]

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CTD Hyderabad Foils Subversive Plot in Jamshoro

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Acting on credible intelligence received from a sensitive source, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Hyderabad successfully carried out an intelligence-based operation in the Jamshoro district, thwarting a planned attempt to disrupt public order and national security. During the operation, CTD personnel conducted a targeted raid on a residential premises, where they recovered a substantial quantity

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Afghan Woman, TTP Abducts Afghan Woman in Panjshir, Robina Afzali, Suicide Attack in Pakistan Feared, Afghan Taliban

TTP Abducts Afghan Woman in Panjshir, Heightening Suicide Attack Risks for Pakistan

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On 15 January 2026, Fitna al-Khwarij (TTP) militants reportedly abducted an Afghan woman, Robina Afzali, from Panjshir province and transferred her to an undisclosed location, sources confirmed. Intelligence indicates the TTP has increasingly begun targeting individuals linked to the Afghan Taliban who are perceived to resist or oppose TTP influence inside Afghanistan. Women associated with

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Taliban, Women in Herat, New Dress Crackdown in Herat, Afghan Women, Rifts within Afghan Taliban

Taliban Enforce New Dress Crackdown in Herat, Women Stopped, Harassed, Detained

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Women in Herat say Taliban enforcement units responsible for regulating public morality have intensified street level monitoring, reviving a pattern of harassment, intimidation, and physical abuse across the city. Residents report that patrols have expanded in recent days, with women being stopped while walking, riding public transport, or moving through commercial areas. According to multiple

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Security Forces, Kharan Attacks, ISPR

ISPR: Kharan Attacks Foiled as Security Forces Respond Swiftly

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Security forces thwarted a coordinated assault by the India-backed terrorists in Kharan city on January 15 after armed militants carried out multiple attacks targeting key public and financial institutions, officials said. According to security sources, an estimated group of fifteen to twenty terrorists entered Kharan city and launched near simultaneous attacks on the city police

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Silence, Mosque Misuse, Terrorism, Narrative War, Militancy in Pakistan

Winning the Narrative War, Why Silence on Mosque Misuse Helps Terrorism

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In modern counterterrorism, silence is not neutrality. It is space, and terrorist groups fill space faster than states ever do. When authorities, religious leaders, or societies avoid addressing the misuse of mosques by militants, they unintentionally strengthen extremist narratives. Terror groups thrive on ambiguity. If the abuse is not named, they redefine it. If it

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Security Forces, Balochistan, Fitna al-Hindustan, Fitna al-Khwarij, the banned United Baloch Army (UBA)

Security Forces Neutralize Seven Terrorists in Balochistan, UBA Commander Bojla Wounded

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Security forces carried out a successful operation in Balochistan’s Mangoli Kach Bambor mountain area, neutralizing seven militants belonging to proscribed groups, while a key commander was seriously injured, sources said. According to sources, the operation targeted a militant camp located in the rugged Bambor mountain range, where forces effectively engaged the hideout following confirmed intelligence.

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Khyber, Arms Recovery in Jamrud, Militants’ Cross-Border Supply Chain, Afghanistan, Afghan Soil & Cross-Border Terrorism

Khyber Arms Recovery Exposes Another Link in Militants’ Cross-Border Supply Chain

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Security forces’ recovery of weapons and ammunition during a search operation in Shah Kas area in tehsil Jamrud, district Khyber, may appear modest in scale when viewed in isolation. Yet, when placed alongside recent interdictions at the Torkham border and intelligence-led seizures in Karachi, the operation reinforces a far more consequential reality, militant logistics networks

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Clerics, Faith in Open, PIFTAC-Supervised Scholars’ Conference, Challenging Extremism’s Informal Networks, Pakistan's War on Terror

Faith in the Open, How Clerics Challenge Extremism’s Informal Networks

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While initiatives like the PIFTAC-supervised scholars’ conference emphasize transparency, dialogue, and institutional accountability, extremist groups pursue the opposite path, operating in informal, unregulated religious spaces designed to evade scrutiny and monopolize belief. Militant networks rarely rely on established mosques or registered madrasas for long-term indoctrination. Instead, they cultivate influence through private gatherings, temporary prayer spaces,

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Taliban, Afghan Taliban, Pakistan’s Border Vigilance, Regional Security, Cross-Border Terrorism & Afghan Safe Havens

Taliban Internal Rift, Regional Security, and Pakistan’s Border Vigilance

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The recent revelations about a deepening divide within the Taliban leadership carry significant implications not only for Afghanistan’s internal governance but also for regional security, particularly Pakistan’s border provinces. The split between Hibatullah Akhundzada’s hardline faction in Kandahar and the comparatively pragmatic Kabul-based faction, led by figures such as Sirajuddin Haqqani and Abdul Ghani Baradar,

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