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TTP Launches Propaganda Campaign Amid Rising Pressure on Afghan Govt

Pakistan has said that the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has intensified its propaganda efforts after Islamabad increased pressure on the Afghan interim government to act against militants using its soil. According to officials, the TTP has begun releasing short, staged videos from far-flung areas of Pakistan, attempting to create a false impression of widespread presence. […]

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AFF Claims Killing Two Taliban Members In Takhar Attack

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The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Taliban base in Taleqan, the capital of Takhar province, that reportedly left two Taliban members dead and two others wounded on Saturday evening. In a statement, the group said its fighters targeted Taliban personnel stationed in the city’s first security district. It

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Pakistan Army Pillar Of Stability, Guardian Of Pakistan-China Ties: Wang Yi

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held an important meeting with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, during which both sides reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the all-weather strategic partnership between Pakistan and China. In a statement issued by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi described the Pakistan Army as

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Security Forces Neutralise Three Fitna-al-Hindustan BLA Operatives In Balochistan

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Security forces carried out a swift and decisive operation in Mangochar, Balochistan, eliminating three Fitna-al-Hindustan terrorists belonging to the banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), officials confirmed on Sunday. According to sources, the action was conducted on precise intelligence reports regarding the movement of armed BLA personnel in the area. During the encounter, two Fitna-al-Hindustan operatives

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From Mosul to Paris: The Global Footprint of ISIS

News / Yusufzai Aqib

In April 2013, a seismic shift occurred in the already fractured militant landscape of Iraq and Syria. Out of the embers of war, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) was born. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to merge Al-Qaeda’s Iraqi offshoot, the Islamic State of Iraq formed in 2006 with Jabhat al-Nusra, the

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TTP’s Rebranding: From Religious Militancy to Ethnic Insurgency

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In the first half of 2025 alone, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed over a thousand attacks, with more than 300 incidents in July, underscoring the scale of its resurgence across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southern Punjab. Beyond the rising toll of violence, however, lies a more insidious transformation. The TTP, once defined primarily by its hardline

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Taliban Governors Voice Alarm Over Rising Resistance, Internal Discord

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The Taliban’s hold on Afghanistan showed fresh signs of strain on Saturday as seven of the group’s provincial governors, meeting under orders from their reclusive leader and chaired by his close confidant Mullah Shirin, grappled with growing armed resistance, internal purges, and concerns over foreign influence, sources familiar with the closed-door discussions confirmed. The meeting,

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Taliban’s Brutal Public Execution in Herat Sparks Outrage Over ‘Reign of Fear’

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The Taliban’s ruthless grip on Afghanistan was once again laid bare on Friday, August 22, when its fighters shot a man dead and hanged his body from an old tank in Herat, drawing sharp condemnation from rights activists who branded the act a summary execution and a grotesque violation of human dignity. The execution, staged

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RAW’s Gulf Recruitment Network Exposed in Badin Assassination Plot

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Pakistani security agencies have exposed a sophisticated network of the Indian intelligence agency, RAW, following the assassination of Jamaat-ud-Dawa worker Abdul Rehman, also known as Razaullah Nizamani, in Badin on May 18. A joint operation of the Intelligence Bureau and Sindh’s Counter Terrorism Department revealed that RAW has been using expatriate Pakistanis in a Gulf

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Taliban’s Ruthless Grip Tightens as World Reluctantly Engages: The Economist

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Since seizing power in August 2021, the Afghan Taliban have entrenched one of the world’s most repressive regimes while exploiting regional rivalries to claw their way out of isolation. Despite their abhorrent treatment of women, ties with global terrorist networks, and refusal to form an inclusive government, the group is steadily gaining diplomatic space a

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