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The Untold Battle for Afghanistan: Power, Politics, and the Risk No One Talks About

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(Shamim Shahid) In recent weeks, the diplomatic spotlight has once again fallen on Afghanistan and not for reasons that will bring relief to its traumatized people or stability to a beleaguered region. A heated exchange in the United Nations Security Council has laid bare the geopolitical fault lines that surround the conflict, exposing not only […]

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Fake Narratives and Terror Threats, Pakistan Faces a Hybrid War

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An online disinformation campaign has recently been exposed against Pakistan. Claims began circulating on social media suggesting that a delegation from Pakistan had travelled to Kabul for negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. These reports quickly spread across multiple accounts, creating the impression that Islamabad had quietly initiated talks. However, the government of Pakistan, including Deputy

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Pakistan’s Border Wars: Unseen Threats, International Pressure, and Strategic Imperatives

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(Zahir Shah Sherazi) In recent weeks, Pakistan has found itself at the center of an orchestrated campaign of misinformation and disinformation, propagated online and amplified by both regional and international actors. A coordinated set of social media accounts has spread unverified reports suggesting that a Pakistani delegation visited Kabul to engage in negotiations with the

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Militant Safe Havens in Afghanistan Remain a Key Security Challenge, Pakistan Warns

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Recently, Pakistan has adopted a position in the United Nations Security Council that the militant groups operating from the territory of Afghanistan are becoming a serious threat to regional and global security. Along with this, we are seeing increasing international pressure on the Afghan Taliban. American officials have also raised concerns about the detention of

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The Kabul Conundrum: Militants, Power Politics and Pakistan’s Dilemma

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(Mushtaq Yusufzai) In recent months, security dynamics between Pakistan and Afghanistan have once again escalated, raising alarm bells across South Asia and the international community. Reports have surfaced that internationally wanted militants, including leaders of extremist groups, are present in sensitive areas of Kabul. This development not only threatens regional stability but also tests the

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Inside Kabul’s Green Zone: The Taliban’s Secret Shelter for Pakistan’s Most Wanted Terrorist

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(Shamim Shahid) In recent weeks, reports have emerged that the Afghan Taliban have placed the head of the Tehrik‑i‑Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, along with senior commanders Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Bashir Zaib, in what is being described as a “green zone” in Kabul a secure, protected area typically reserved for diplomats and

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Afghanistan’s War Rhetoric and the Hidden Battle for Taliban Leadership

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The statement attributed to Afghanistan’s acting defence minister that if Kabul is targeted, Islamabad would also not remain safe has raised an important question: whether it is a policy position or a threat linked to security and political messaging. The minister also suggested that Afghanistan could sustain a war for ten years. Afghanistan currently does

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Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions, The Fog of War, Strategic Realities and a Path to Peace

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(Arif Yousafzai) In February 2026, Islamabad became the focal point of scrutiny as cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces escalated. These confrontations have highlighted a stark reality: Pakistan’s western frontier has entered a critical security juncture. For Islamabad, the challenge is multidimensional. It is not merely a matter of borders but a complex interplay

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“One Attack, Multiple Strikes”, Pakistan’s Warning After In-Camera Security Session

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Pakistan’s senior security leadership recently held an in-camera briefing to explain the evolving security situation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the objectives behind the ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil Haqq. The closed-door session offered rare insight into the scale of the operation, the intelligence behind it, the Bagram airbase and the Afghan Taliban regime, and the

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Regional Stability Depends on Eliminating Militant Safe Havens

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We were briefed by military leadership the other day and were told these security and regional issues in detail. Afghanistan, the militant’s safe havens there and the ongoing conflict situation, developments in the Middle East, and the impact of attacks originating from hostile militant networks were all part of the discussion. Internal security matters of

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