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Iran’s Possible Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: a Strategic Outlook

16th February, 2026 · admin

Special Eurasia: Tehran’s potential recognition of the Taliban is a strategic security hedge designed to stabilise its eastern frontier and prevent Afghanistan from being used as a platform for hostile intelligence or militant activity. Deepening trade interdependence, energy exports, and border free-trade zones are embedding Afghanistan structurally into Iran’s economy, transforming geopolitical risk into geo-economic

Islamabad mosque attack is the result of Pakistan’s policy of nurturing Daesh: Mujahid

15th February, 2026 · admin

Ariana: Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, says the recent attack on a mosque in Islamabad was the consequence of Pakistan’s longstanding policy of “nurturing Daesh.” He argued that Pakistan’s instrumental use of Daesh for “covert and intelligence-driven objectives” harms not only the people of Pakistan but also has negative repercussions for the people

Fazl-ur-Rehman: U.S. Using Pakistan Against Russia and China in Afghanistan

15th February, 2026 · admin

Tolo News: Leaders of two major religious parties in Pakistan have called for a review of the country’s policies toward Afghanistan and for improving ties between Kabul and Islamabad. Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (JUI-F), said during a joint press conference with Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, that Russian and Chinese investment

Khalilzad questions whether Pakistan played a ‘double game’ in Afghanistan war

11th February, 2026 · admin

Ariana: Former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has questioned whether Pakistan pursued a “double game” during the war in Afghanistan, following recent remarks by Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif about Islamabad’s role after the September 11 attacks. Speaking in Pakistan’s parliament, Asif said the country had effectively “rented itself to the United

Pakistan defense minister makes rare admission on political motives behind Afghanistan wars

10th February, 2026 · admin

Amu: Speaking during a session of Pakistan’s National Assembly on Monday, Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Pakistan’s participation in wars linked to Afghanistan, beginning during the Cold War and continuing after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, was a strategic choice made to secure international support, particularly from the United States. “We did not enter

Pakistan defense minister cites Taliban divisions in regional security tensions

28th January, 2026 · admin

Amu: Pakistan’s defense minister said internal divisions within the Taliban have contributed to Pakistan’s deteriorating security situation and regional instability, adding that the Taliban have failed to provide Islamabad with concrete assurances on curbing militancy. Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the Taliban were split into rival factions based in Kabul and Kandahar, with differing approaches to

Saleh alleges US cash transfer to Taliban in January

27th January, 2026 · admin

Amu: Afghanistan’s former vice president Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday that the United States transferred tens of millions of dollars in cash to the Taliban this month, an allegation that neither US nor Taliban officials have publicly confirmed. Saleh said in a post on X that the United States handed over $45 million in cash

Pakistan Ulema Council Calls Taliban Penal Code ‘Un-Islamic’

25th January, 2026 · admin

Afghanistan International: In a statement issued Sunday, January 25, the council said it does not consider the Taliban administration’s penal code to be consistent with Islamic principles, adding that parts of it resemble what it described as Hindu teachings. The council also criticised what it described as the division of society into “slaves” and “free

Pakistan PM says Islamabad has evidence of Taliban links to TTP

16th January, 2026 · admin

Amu: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that Islamabad has “complete evidence” of close ties between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “There is a close relationship between the TTP and the TTA. You say there is no link, but we have complete evidence,” Sharif told a meeting of religious

ICG report says Pakistan most impacted by IEA’s return in Afghanistan

10th January, 2026 · admin

Ariana: Pakistan has emerged as the country most affected by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s return to power in 2021, according to a new report by the International Crisis Group (ICG), as cited by Pakistani daily Dawn. The Brussels-based independent think tank warns that relations between Kabul and Islamabad have sharply deteriorated, raising the risk

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Iran’s Possible Recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: a Strategic Outlook

Islamabad mosque attack is the result of Pakistan’s policy of nurturing Daesh: Mujahid

Fazl-ur-Rehman: U.S. Using Pakistan Against Russia and China in Afghanistan

Khalilzad questions whether Pakistan played a ‘double game’ in Afghanistan war

Pakistan defense minister makes rare admission on political motives behind Afghanistan wars

Pakistan defense minister cites Taliban divisions in regional security tensions

Saleh alleges US cash transfer to Taliban in January

Pakistan Ulema Council Calls Taliban Penal Code ‘Un-Islamic’

Pakistan PM says Islamabad has evidence of Taliban links to TTP

ICG report says Pakistan most impacted by IEA’s return in Afghanistan