Repression of minority Ahmadiyya witnesses surge in 2025
By Rahmatullah Achakzai The persecution of the Ahmadiyya community, a religious minority in Pakistan, has seen a surge in 2025....
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A Fence of Fire: How Pakistan’s Durand Line Obsession Fuels Conflict in Afghanistan
By A. Shafaq For decades, Afghanistan has suffered the consequences of wars it did not start and borders it did...
The Proxy Gamble: How Militancy Was Mainstreamed
By A. Shafaq Terrorism in Pakistan is not just the work of rogue actors or isolated extremist cells—it’s a crisis...
False Compliance: How Pakistan Exploited the FATF Exit
By Nasir Khattak The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog for combating money laundering and terror financing, has...
Afghanistan and the Fallout of Regional Proxy Conflicts
By Nasir Khattak For decades, Pakistan pursued a risky strategy—weaponizing extremist and terror groups as tools of foreign policy. From the rugged tribal...
The Enigmatic Leader of the Taliban: Fact or Fiction?
By Ilhamuddin Afghan In recent years, Afghanistan has witnessed a transformation of unprecedented proportions, with the Taliban once again emerging...
The Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: A Grim Reality and Unanswered Questions
By Malek Sitez In February 2020, the Taliban and the United States government signed the Doha Agreement in Qatar. This...
The Twin Threats: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Tehrik-e-Taliban Afghanistan’s Strain on Pakistan’s National Security
By Amit Kumar The heightened attacks by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) against the Pakistani government following the Taliban's assumption of power...
The Complicated Terrain of Taliban Opposition: Difficulties and Opportunities
By Ilhamuddin Afghan The fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021 was a major turning point in Afghanistan's...
The Need for International Recognition of Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
By Nazila Jamshidi Over the past two years, the leadership of the Taliban has created a governance system that systematically...
