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Taliban Leader, Drones Monitor Kandahar, Khalilzad Visits Kabul, Hibatullah Akhundzada, United Nations

UN Envoy: Taliban Leader Isolated as Drones Monitor Kandahar and Khalilzad Visits Kabul

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Afghanistan’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva says Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has become increasingly isolated, living under constant foreign surveillance and mounting political pressure. Nasir Ahmad Andisha said Akhundzada strongly opposes the repeated visits to Kabul by former US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad but lacks the power to stop them. […]

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Taliban Order Teachers in Eastern Afghanistan to Sign Beard-Growth Pledges

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The Taliban have ordered schoolteachers in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province to sign written pledges committing to grow beards, according to documents circulating locally. The directive warns that teachers who fail to comply with an order issued by the Taliban’s leader will be dismissed from their positions. The pledge applies to staff of the provincial Directorate

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US Watchdog Says Sidelining Afghan Government and Flawed Policies Led to Collapse of Afghan State

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The United States Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has released its final report on the 20-year war and reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, concluding that American policies and negotiations with the Taliban critically weakened Afghanistan’s state structure by sidelining the elected Afghan government. According to the report, between 2002 and 2021 the United States

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Pakistan Army Inducts MRAP Armored Vehicles to Counter IED and Mine Threats

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The Pakistan Army has inducted modern Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, MRAP, armored vehicles into its operational fleet in response to increasing threats from terrorism, landmines, and improvised explosive devices. The MRAP vehicles are specifically designed to protect troops from landmine blasts, IED explosions, and ambush attacks during counterterrorism operations and convoy movements in sensitive and

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Police Officer, Martyred, Terrorist Attack in Gwadar

Police Officer Martyred, Colleague Injured in Terrorist Attack in Gwadar

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A police officer was martyred after unidentified terrorists opened fire in the Jiwani Panwan area of Gwadar, security sources confirmed. According to officials, the officer was patrolling on a motorcycle when the attackers targeted him, resulting in his immediate death at the scene. A second officer riding with him was seriously injured and was rushed

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Human Rights, Afghan Taliban, Former Security Personnel in Afghanistan, Afghan Safe Havens, Cross-Border Terrorism and Afghan Soil

Taliban Accused of Grave Human Rights Abuses Against Former Security Personnel in Afghanistan

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Serious allegations of human rights violations have emerged against the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan over the systematic targeting of former military and security personnel. According to reports by Afghan media and international organizations, the Taliban carried out coordinated actions against former security officials across the country during 2025. Afghan media reported that at least

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Traffic Police, Lakki Marwat, Terrorists, Security Forces, Pakistan's War on Terror

Terrorists Target Traffic Police in Lakki Marwat, Three Martyred

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Three traffic police personnel were martyred after unidentified motorcycle borne terrorists opened fire in the limits of Sarai Naurang police station in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, officials said. According to police, the attackers targeted traffic police personnel performing routine duties in the area and fled the scene immediately after the attack.

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Roads, Rhetoric, and Rewriting Reality, A Fact Check on KP CM and PTI’s Long Rule

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The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or better if called as PTI’s CM KP, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, while addressing a two-day Health Awareness Conference organized by the Pakistan Medical Association in Peshawar, chose to deliver a speech that was political to its core. Speaking at a forum meant for medical professionals and public health discourse,

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Afghanistan, Afghan Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Afghan Soil, Afghan Nationals

Fresh Evidence Raises Questions Over Taliban Denial of TTP Presence in Afghanistan

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Fresh reports from northern Afghanistan have once again raised serious questions about how long the Afghan Taliban can continue to deny the undeniable presence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Afghan soil, as evidence mounts of militants operating openly and without fear. An unregistered vehicle bearing TTP markings was seen moving freely in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital

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Avalanche, Astore Tragedy, Burzil Top, Gilgit-Astore Road, Captain Asmad Gulfam

Three Martyred in Avalanche During Road Clearance Near Burzil Top in Astore

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Three people, including an army officer, were martyred after a massive avalanche struck during a road-clearing operation near Burzil Top on the Gilgit–Astore Road, officials said on Saturday. According to authorities, the incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at around 3:00 a.m., when personnel were engaged in clearing snow to restore traffic

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