The first round of formal talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan concluded, with both sides recognising terrorism as a serious and shared threat to regional peace and security, and agreeing to formulate a joint strategy to counter it. According to the Foreign Office, the talks were held in Islamabad as part of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq […]
Security forces narrowly averted a major tragedy after the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused an 18-kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the Khawarij in a residential area of Lakki city. According to police, the IED was expertly concealed along a dirt track in Machan Khel, where it had been planted with the intent to
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Yemen has been officially ranked the most dangerous country in the world in 2025, as intensifying armed conflict, expanding terrorist operations, and a near-total collapse of state security push the country into unprecedented levels of global risk, according to the latest World Population Review. More than a decade after the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents seized the
Pakistan has issued a stark warning to the United Nations, revealing credible and documented evidence of an escalating alliance between outlawed terrorist outfits including the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and the Majid Brigade who, it says, are operating with growing coordination from Afghan soil to target Pakistan’s strategic infrastructure and development corridors.
Armed resistance to Taliban rule in Afghanistan has intensified, with at least 72 attacks carried out by opposition groups between February and April 2025, according to a new report released this week by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The surge in hostilities reflects growing instability and discontent nearly four years after the
In a major counter-intelligence breakthrough, German authorities have arrested a Danish citizen of Afghan origin suspected of spying for Iran’s elite Quds Force. The arrest, carried out just one day after his return from Iran via Turkey, has sparked renewed concerns over Tehran’s expanding intelligence operations across Europe. The suspect, identified as Ali, reportedly operated
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In its most aggressive propaganda release to date, the Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) has directly urged Afghan Taliban fighters to abandon their ranks and join ISIS’s global terror agenda. The message appears in the 9th edition of ISIS-K’s magazine Nida-e-Khorasan, published by its media arm Al-Azaim. The 83-page publication blends jihadist ideology with explicit threats
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Afghanistan’s representative to the United Nations, Naseer Ahmad Faiq, has made a powerful appeal to the international community, calling for a formal mechanism to hold the Taliban accountable for what he described as a deepening human rights crisis and governance failure since their takeover in 2021. Speaking during a UN General Assembly session focused on
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In a concerning escalation, unidentified armed men abducted three trailers belonging to an oil and gas company along with six to seven drivers near Mandan Baka Khel area of Bannu district, local sources confirmed on Monday. According to preliminary reports, the trailers were transporting valuable equipment when they were intercepted and forcibly taken away to
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Armed opposition to Taliban rule in Afghanistan appears to be intensifying, with at least 72 attacks carried out against Taliban forces between February and April 2025, according to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The report highlights the growing activity of key anti-Taliban resistance groups. The National Resistance Front
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