Khaama: Years of Pakistan’s hostility towards its border areas with Afghanistan has resulted into a security quagmire for both the countries… While portraying itself as a victim of terrorism in front of global eyes, Pakistan attempted to establish tactical control over Kabul through the Durand issue. This pursuit of strategic dominance has however led it
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS July 29, 2023 Al-Qaeda is covertly extending external operations capability inside Afghanistan while IS-K and a host of other terror groups continue to gain strength and are preparing to launch campaigns targeting states across Central Asia and Europe, according to a new UN Security Council report released earlier this week. The report
8am: The TTP has emerged stronger than before, now possessing safe havens in Afghanistan’s southern and eastern provinces, more advanced capabilities, and American weapons seized from Afghan forces. This has led to a spike in casualties among Pakistani security personnel beyond previous levels. Pakistani strategists anticipated improved security following the Taliban takeover. However, Pakistan’s security
8am: The Pakistan Army has played a significant role in the expansion and fortification of the terrorist industry, profiting the most from its existence. For several decades, the Pakistani military has been responsible for establishing and controlling terrorist groups to achieve their strategic objectives. The Taliban is among these groups that ultimately triumphed in dominating
Sarah Zaman VOA News July 19, 2023 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — The Pakistani Taliban released an online magazine geared toward women this week. The third of its kind in six years, the magazine comes at a time when the militant group formally known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, is staging a resurgence with near-daily deadly attacks on
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 18, 2023 ISLAMABAD — A senior Pakistani envoy will travel to Afghanistan on Wednesday for bilateral talks with Taliban leaders amid growing allegations Afghan-based fugitive militants have stepped up cross-border terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Asif Durrani, Islamabad’s newly appointed special representative on Afghanistan, will hold meetings in Kabul, focusing on mutual
Khaama: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that allowing the settlement of Afghan refugees in Pakistan was a grave mistake in light of the rise in terrorist activities by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) using Afghanistan territory. “The current situation has raised significant concerns about the facilities provided to the Afghan refugees,” he said while
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 14, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan reiterated a call for Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities Friday to rein in “terrorists” plotting assaults across their shared border after insurgents killed at least 12 Pakistani soldiers this week. “Such attacks are intolerable and would elicit an effective response from the security forces of Pakistan,” a military
India Narrative: The Taliban administration’s Defence Minister Maulvi Muhammad Yaqub Mujahid has said that the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, called the Durand Line, is merely a ‘line’. Mujahid, the son of Mullah Muhammad Umar Mujahid – the founder of the Taliban, told TOLO News in Kabul in a video interview that Afghanistan will raise
8am: In early September 2021, General Faiz Hameed, the former head of Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), made a surprise visit to Kabul in order to resolve the dispute concerning the formation of the Taliban cabinet. When asked about the future of Afghanistan, Hameed smiled and said, “Everything will be alright.” Pakistani strategists believed that the