Taliban–Pakistan Tensions, Daesh, and the Politics of Narrative
By A. Shafaq When Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesperson, addresses relations with Pakistan, security threats, and regional instability, he...
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A Province in Darkness: Enforced Disappearances Surge as Fear Deepens in Balochistan
By Kadeem Baloch The latest reports emerging from Pakistan's Balochistan paint a landscape of dread, where the routine rhythms of...
Escalating Clashes Along the Durand Line Signal Deepening Crisis
By SS Ahmad Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have flared again on the 5th of December in a dramatic exchange of...
Growing Up in Exile: One Girl’s Journey Through War, Refuge, and Belonging
By Mehmood Jan Babar, Peshawar I was eight or nine years old when I first saw her: a tiny Afghan...
The Afghan Opium Ban and Pakistan’s Growing Role in Narcotics Networks
By Rahmatullah Achakzai In August 2021, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the global community prepared for a resurgence...
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,...
Afghans Diaspora Protest in Sacramento Against Pakistan Army’s Attack on Afghanistan
By Wakeel Attock Afghan diaspora protesters gathered in downtown Sacramento on Sunday, October 19, to denounce what they described as...
