Pakistan: Minority Ahmadis and Shias Suffer Religious Persecution as the State Turns a Blind Eye
By Fatima Chaudhary Pakistan’s two largest Muslim minorities, the Shia (notably Hazara Shia) and Ahmadis, have endured an unprecedented surge of...
Afghan Refugees Face Growing Risks as War Escalates in Iran
By Ilhamuddin Afghan The Israel–Iran war that erupted on 28 February 2026 has rapidly altered the conditions under which millions...
RSF 2025: Press Freedom Collapses in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran
By A. Shafaq The 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) offers a stark assessment of the...
Erased, But Not Gone: The Afghan Women Who Stayed
By SS Ahmad The Taliban knew her name, her rank, and exactly where to find her. When they called Latifa...
Taliban–Pakistan Confrontation Escalates After Deadly Strikes and Retaliatory Operations
By Kazim Jafari Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated sharply after a series of “cross‑border” strikes, retaliatory operations, and...
Afghan Diaspora Condemns Pakistan’s Airstrikes and Warns of a Deepening Regional Crisis
By Kazim Jafari The Pakistani airstrikes that struck Afghanistan’s Nangarhar and Paktika provinces on Sunday - during the month of Ramadan...
Deadly Airstrikes Deepen Tensions Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
By Kazim Jafari Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar and Paktika provinces during Ramadan have sharply escalated tensions between the two countries,...
Military Overreach and State Denial Fuel a Violent Phase of Insurgency in Balochistan
By Kadeem Baloch Balochistan has long been Pakistan’s most neglected region, despite its vast landmass and abundant untapped natural resources,...
Afghan Women Stitch Survival and Hope Under Taliban Rule
By SS Ahmad When the Taliban barred women from universities in 2022, they didn’t just close classroom doors, they sealed...
Austria Deepens Ties with Taliban Security Arms for Deportations
Austria has escalated its operational engagement with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, hosting interior and intelligence officials in Vienna this week to...