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The Truth, the Propaganda, and the Airstrikes: How Pakistan’s Precision Strikes Exposed Afghanistan’s Hidden Terror Camps

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(Irfan Khan)  For years, Pakistan has repeated one warning with consistency, restraint, and diplomatic patience: Afghan soil must not be allowed to become a sanctuary for terrorist organizations targeting Pakistan. That warning was delivered in bilateral meetings, regional forums, intelligence exchanges, and international conferences. Yet despite repeated assurances from Kabul, the attacks inside Pakistan continued. […]

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Taliban, TTP and the New Regional Equation: What Is Really Happening Between Kabul and Islamabad?

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(Mushtaq Yusufzai)  For much of the past three years, relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been defined by mutual suspicion, escalating security concerns, and a growing sense that both countries were moving toward a dangerous confrontation. Every major terrorist attack inside Pakistan reignited accusations against Kabul, while every Pakistani military response deepened resentment across the

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Between Prison Walls and Power Games: The Unseen Links Shaping Terror Networks

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(Shamim Shahid) The security landscape of Pakistan and the wider region has entered another critical phase. Events unfolding across Afghanistan, Pakistan’s western borderlands, and Balochistan are no longer isolated developments. They are interconnected pieces of a much larger puzzle involving militancy, regional rivalries, governance failures, and political instability. Recent reports regarding a meeting between Afghanistan’s

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The Unfinished War Beneath the Silence of Power and the Echo of Sacrifice in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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(Faisal Karim Kundi, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today stands at a defining moment in its history, where the line between hope and uncertainty is increasingly thin. The province, which has remained at the frontline of Pakistan’s long and painful struggle against terrorism, continues to face serious and evolving security threats alongside deep governance challenges.

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Why Moscow’s Engagement Cannot Solve the Taliban’s Biggest Problem

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The recent excitement in Kabul over growing contacts with Russia says more about the Taliban’s insecurities than their achievements. Over the past few weeks, Taliban officials have attempted to portray Russian engagement as a strategic breakthrough. Statements coming from Kabul have even created the impression that some sort of defence arrangement now exists that would

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Living in a Fool’s Paradise: Kabul’s Dangerous Disconnect from Reality

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Kabul is the new pattern-in-chief of terror groups, from all over the world, is the reality that cannot be denied. Every few weeks, another international report emerges warning that Afghanistan is once again becoming a source of regional and global security concerns. Some people ask why these warnings keep appearing. Others dismiss them as political

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Afghanistan After 5 Years of Taliban Rule: Peace on the Surface, Pressure Beneath and a Future Still Ready to Turn Dangerous

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(Shamim Shahid)  When Afghanistan’s ruling authorities assert that the country has finally achieved “complete peace,” the statement sounds reassuring on the surface. After more than four decades of continuous conflict—Soviet occupation, civil war, the rise of the Taliban, the U.S.-led intervention after 9/11, and two decades of insurgency any claim of stability naturally attracts global

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Hidden Power Struggles Inside the Taliban, Secret Rivalries Between Kandahar and Kabul, and the Looming Shock That Could Reshape the Region

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(Fida Adeel) Afghanistan today stands at a delicate and increasingly uncertain intersection of politics, ideology, and governance. On the surface, the country appears to be under consolidated control following the return of the Taliban to power. Yet beneath this appearance lies a far more complicated reality one shaped by internal divisions, competing power centers, ideological

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Pakistan Was Right About Afghan-Based Terrorism, The Region Is Finally Catching Up

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For years, Pakistan’s warnings about terrorist sanctuaries operating from Afghan soil were often dismissed as routine diplomatic complaints or bilateral grievances. Today, however, I believe the situation has evolved to a point where much of the international community is beginning to recognize what Pakistan has been saying all along: terrorism in Afghanistan is no longer

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Why Is Moscow Moving Closer to the Taliban and What Does It Mean for South Asia?

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(Shamim Shahid) In a region where symbolism often carries as much weight as formal agreements, the recent defense-related understanding between Russia and Afghanistan has attracted considerable attention across South and Central Asia. The agreement, reportedly signed during a visit to Moscow by Afghanistan’s acting Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, may not yet have revealed all

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