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Pakistan Should Collaborate with the PTM on Counterterrorism Operations
Soon after taking Kabul in August 2021, the Afghan Taliban freed scores of imprisoned Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) fighters and senior leadership from Afghanistan’s prisons. The result was an exodus of TTP fighters to Pakistan, particularly the group’s former strongholds in Swat…
The Taliban Rift
Recent reports signal deepening divides within Taliban leadership. While tensions first began over the political dispensation of their first cabinet, rumors of infighting over appointments and the number of seats remained just that without any visible or public divides observed. However, more…
Is the Taliban a New Problem for Pakistan?
On November 30, a suicide bomber associated with Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked a police vehicle in Quetta, killing four, underscoring the resurgent threat of the group. On November 28, the TTP formally declared an end to the ceasefire…
ISKP’s Propaganda Threatens Asia’s Security Apparatus
On September 5, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) launched a suicide bombing attack in front of the Russian embassy in Kabul, leaving more than four dead. The attack underscored ISKP’s continued forays targeting civilians and Taliban security forces across…
China-Taliban: An Uncomfortable Marriage of Convenience
On September 13, the first containers departed China en route to Afghanistan via Central Asian countries. The launching of the new railroad line is likely to open economic trade routes for the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. As the West adheres…
افغانستان میں ہندوستان کی عملیت پسندی کیوں کام کر سکتی ہے؟
اگست ۲۰۲۲ میں، ہندوستان کے وزیر خارجہ ایس جے شنکر نے بنگلورو میں میڈیا سے بات کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ ہندوستان کابل میں اپنی سفارتی موجودگی کو بڑھانے کا ارادہ رکھتا ہے۔ طالبان کے ساتھ کھلے روابط سے گریز کرنے…