A Collapsing Doctrine: Afghanistan Repositions Beyond Pakistan
By A. Shafaq For more than four decades, Pakistan treated Afghanistan as a geopolitical extension of its security architecture. Islamabad’s military...
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A Regional Realignment: Afghanistan Diversifies Trade Amid Tensions With Pakistan
By SS Ahmad Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have resurfaced after Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused Islamabad of making...
Pakistan’s 27th Amendment: When the Constitution Kneels Before the Barracks
By A. Shafaq From across the Durand Line, we Afghans have long watched Pakistan’s uneasy dance between democracy and dictatorship...
Istanbul Talks Reveal Growing Rift Between Pakistan and the Taliban
By Kazim Jafari The two-day negotiations between Pakistan and the Taliban government in Istanbul, held on November 6–7 and mediated by...
Pakistan State kneels before extremist group TLP for third time in one decade
By Fatima Chaudhary Pakistan became helpless before the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) three times in the past decade as the extremist...
Pakistan’s Strategic Anxiety: A Regional Reckoning
By SS Ahmad An analysis based on insights by Rahmatullah Nabil, former Afghan intelligence chief. In a recent post on X,...
Pakistan–Afghanistan Escalation: When the Creator Faces Its Own Creation
By Rahmatullah Achakzai The volatile relationship between Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan has entered its most dangerous phase since the Taliban’s...
Pakistan in Afghanistan’s Quagmire
By SS Ahmad Following Pakistan’s recent bombardment of Kabul and several eastern and southern provinces, reports circulating on social media...
A New Chapter in Kabul: Why India’s Return Matters More Than Recognition
By A. Shafaq In October 2025, India formally upgraded its diplomatic mission in Kabul from a “technical mission” to full...
Drone Strike Tests Regional Security After Mutaqi’s Moscow Remarks
By Kazim Jafari In his address at the 7th Moscow Format meeting, Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqi delivered a carefully worded speech that reflected both Afghanistan’s growing...
