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New research examining the relationship between Al-Shabaab and the Taliban argues that Afghanistan is increasingly emerging as a hub for activities involving jihadist networks, 25 years after the September 11…
Taliban Interior Minister and Haqqani network leader Sirajuddin Haqqani has publicly stated that a former member of the group’s first suicide training centre has asked him for a general’s rank.…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported continued transmission of wild poliovirus in Afghanistan, highlighting the ongoing challenge of eliminating the disease in one of the world’s two remaining polio-endemic…
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has reportedly protested the actions of an Emirati commander in Afghanistan’s Khost province in a secret letter addressed to Taliban supreme leader Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada. According…
By Dr Muhammad Shahid Which international community, exactly, is lecturing Pakistan today? The same one that pulled the shutters down on Afghan students in March 2026. The same one that…
The Halo Trust has reported that nine countries, including Afghanistan, recorded new casualties from explosive ordnance in 2025, with civilians accounting for 87 percent of the victims. According to the…
Local sources from Khost to Amu say Mohammad Wali Sajid, a member of the Taliban’s Promotion of Virtue department in Khost province, has been killed by unidentified armed individuals. According…
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has said that strengthening security along Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan is a priority for Moscow’s defence and security policy. Belousov’s remarks highlight Russia’s continued focus…
Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has warned that cuts to humanitarian assistance and a lack of diplomatic engagement with the Taliban could further deepen Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis.…
In a country where the schoolhouse door has been locked to them for five years, thousands of Afghan girls have built a quieter kind of classroom — one that fits…