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Supporters of the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) have challenged the authenticity of videos they attribute to the Taliban, while presenting separate footage as showing what they describe as genuine AFF…
During a discussion, Noori asked Afghans a direct question: “From whom are you liberating Afghanistan?” In response, participants named the Taliban, al-Qaeda, Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) and other militant groups. Those…
Restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women and girls in Afghanistan have drawn continued criticism from rights groups and international observers. Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have…
Look closely at what has actually happened in the space of a single week, and a pattern emerges that is easy to miss amid the daily churn of headlines: one…
ANALYSIS As global diplomats convene for the high-level sessions of the United Nations General Assembly, the annual ritual of multilateral diplomacy has once again exposed a deep fracture between substantive…
By Dr Muhammad Shahid Thirty years after Afghan president Dr. Najibullah’s violent overthrow, Kabul’s enduring failure to build a legitimate, rules-based state continues to project instability across its borders. Thirty…
Two journalists were beaten and detained at a Kandahar hospital while attempting to interview militants wounded in Pakistani airstrikes — the latest in a documented, escalating pattern of press restriction…
Analysis – By Dr Muhammad Shahid Every September, the same ritual repeats itself at the United Nations General Assembly: a Pakistani prime minister stands at the podium, raises Kashmir, warns…
Opinion / Analysis By any honest reading of the last seven months, Pakistan has been fighting a war it did not want, against a neighbour it has repeatedly tried to…
ANALYSIS As regional trade corridors and diplomatic engagements reshape South Asia’s geopolitical map, fresh security assessments have brought to light alarming intelligence regarding covert maneuvers along Pakistan’s western border. Recent…