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Terrorism, Afghanistan and the Cost of a Policy Vacuum

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Pakistan’s security crisis is no longer a problem that can be understood through the narrow lens of isolated militant attacks. It is increasingly a complex regional challenge involving terrorism, instability along the Afghan border, militant sanctuaries, the future of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, the humanitarian consequences of mass returns, and the widening political disconnect between security institutions […]

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Afghanistan, 5 Years of Taliban Rule, Badakhshan Clashes, Anti-Taliban Resistance, Pakistan's Fight Against Terrorism and PTI's Dirty Politics

Badakhshan Is Fighting Back, But What Comes Next Could Change Afghanistan

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Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, Afghanistan appears to be entering another uncertain and potentially dangerous phase. The latest fighting in Badakhshan, particularly around the confrontation involving Juma Khan Fateh and Taliban forces, is important not merely because of the immediate clashes, but because it may signal the re-emergence of a

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Taliban, Anti-Taliban Resistance, Juma Khan Fateh, Badakhshan Clashes, Pakistan's War on Terror and India-Sponsored Terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan

Taliban Rule Faces a Double Challenge, Internal Resistance and the TTP Question

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Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, Afghanistan is confronting a question that its rulers have repeatedly tried to postpone: can they actually control the armed groups operating from their territory, or will promises of action continue to substitute for action itself? For Pakistan, this is not an abstract diplomatic debate. The

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Five Years of Taliban Rule: A Government That Won the War but Has Yet to Win the Peace

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Aqeel Yousafzai Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the most important question is no longer whether they can control Kabul. They clearly can. The harder question is whether they have been able to build a state that can govern Afghanistan, protect its people, satisfy its neighbours and convince the wider world

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KP Police Has New Weapons, APCs and Drones So Why Does the Terror Threat Still Look More Dangerous?

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Fida Adeel The induction of modern weapons, armoured vehicles and specialised equipment into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police is much more than a routine procurement exercise. At Malik Shah Shaheed Police Lines in Peshawar, the provincial police force has received a range of new equipment, including modern weapons, bulletproof vehicles, single- and double-cabin vehicles and motorcycles.

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National Action Plan, Pakistan's Fight Against terrorism, APS Attack, Cross-Border Terrorism, Pakistan's War on Terror and Afghan Taliban's Double Standard

National Action Plan: Pakistan Has the Blueprint, But Implementation Holds the Key

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When the National Action Plan was formulated after the tragedy of Army Public School in 2014, Pakistan had reached a point where terrorism could no longer be treated merely as a security problem. It was a national crisis requiring a national response. That is why I believe the National Action Plan remains one of the

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Bannu Operation, Afghan Clashes, September 27 Showdown and the Security Crisis: What Is Really Happening Behind the Scenes?

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Shamim Shahid Pakistan’s security landscape is entering another difficult phase. From Bannu and other troubled districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the increasingly complicated situation across the Afghan border, and from Badakhshan and Kandahar to the unrest in Balochistan, the country is confronting a security challenge that can no longer be viewed through the narrow lens

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Political, Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan's War on Terror and PTI's Double Game, Imran Khan PTI Health, CM Sohail Afridi

KP Needs a Government Focused on Terrorism, Not Political Excuses

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is facing a security crisis that demands political seriousness, administrative ownership and an unambiguous commitment to public safety. Yet the recent exchange at KP House Islamabad suggested that the province’s political leadership may still be struggling to place governance and counterterrorism where they belong, at the top of the agenda. A journalist asked

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Pakistan Cannot Fight Terrorism Without Fixing Governance in the Periphery

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For the past three to four years, the security situation across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s southern districts has been deteriorating, and the latest curfews in North and South Waziristan are another reminder that the problem has gone far beyond isolated terrorist attacks. Security forces and police have faced repeated attacks on their personnel and convoys. Operations have

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Drones From Afghanistan, a Trail to India?

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Shamim Shahid   The security landscape surrounding Pakistan has entered a dangerous and complicated phase in which developments inside Afghanistan, alleged foreign involvement in drone warfare, militant activity along Pakistan’s western frontier, and growing political divisions within the Taliban government are increasingly becoming interconnected. An investigative report has made a serious allegation: drones used in

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