UNGOVERNED GROUND: proxy warfare and regional instability — the geopolitical fallout of Afghanistan’s unregulated frontiers
The ongoing circumstances illustrate the core danger of Afghanistan’s ungoverned frontier space: it is not just militant groups with their own agendas that can exploit it, but, external state rivals…
Afghanistan’s cancer crisis deepens as 1.5 million people battle disease
More than 1.5 million people in Afghanistan are living with cancer, with around 50,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the Afghanistan Cancer Foundation, highlighting a growing public health…
German MP calls for faster deportations of Afghans, suggests using military aircraft, navy
Beatrix von Storch’s comments come as Germany continues a deportation policy targeting rejected asylum seekers and convicted offenders BERLIN: A senior German lawmaker has called for the government to accelerate…
Afghanistan kicks off 3-match T20I series against India today
Afghanistan’s national cricket team opens its three-match Twenty20 International series against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi today (Sunday). The opening fixture marks the beginning of a…
Exiled Afghan musician Dawood Sarkhosh beats cancer
Prominent Afghan musician and composer Dawood Sarkhosh has announced that he has successfully recovered from a severe battle with cancer, emerging from a prolonged medical hiatus that kept him away…
Beyond the Afghan crucible: Why ISKP’s global evolution vindicates Pakistan’s security-first doctrine
Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP)—the Afghanistan-based affiliate of the broader extremist movement—has undergone a significant transformation. While conventional metrics show the group has reduced its physical territory and visible infrastructure…
The ring, the signature, and the silence
How Afghan girls barred from school by the Taliban are being defrauded by fake online programs — and blamed by officials for trying to study at all By Dr Muhammad…
Four Killed, six injured after truck collision on Balkh Highway
Four commuters were killed and six others injured when a truck collided head-on with a high-speed passenger vehicle on the Hairatan dual carriageway in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh province, provincial police…
Afghan instability has frozen Pakistan’s regional trade smbitions, says Islamabad’s envoy to Moscow
Pakistan’s ambitions to open new overland trade routes through Afghanistan into Central Asia and Iran have quietly stalled, according to Islamabad’s ambassador to Russia — who says the reason is…
ANALYSIS: a ghost reappears — what the new Hamza bin Laden video really tells us about Al-Qaeda in 2026
By Dr Muhammad Shahid Every September, as the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, intelligence analysts brace for a predictable ritual: As-Sahab, al-Qaeda’s media production arm, releases something timed to remind the…