The recent statements by European Union Special Envoy Gilles Bertrand and United Kingdom Special Envoy Richard Lindsay mark a significant shift in the international discourse surrounding terrorism emanating from Afghanistan. Their unequivocal acknowledgement of Pakistan’s legitimate right to self-defence against cross-border terrorist threats not only validates Islamabad’s longstanding concerns but also exposes the Taliban regime’s […]
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Karzai and Taliban Nexus Targetting Pakistan
In the corridors of European parliaments and the echo chambers of social media, a well-worn script is being recited once again: Pakistan is to blame for whatever goes wrong in Afghanistan. The voice pushing this line does not belong to a Taliban spokesperson, though the regime approves every word. It belongs to Hamid Karzai, former […]
Five Years of Taliban Rule: Triangle of Terror, Ethnic Purges & Gender Apartheid
The joint statement by EU and UK envoys regarding cross-border terrorism originating from Afghanistan validates Pakistan’s long-standing position, a claim the Afghan Taliban have rejected since assuming power. This is not an isolated case. Previous reports by UNSC monitoring committees and SIGAR had also highlighted similar concerns and urged the Afghan regime to fulfil its […]
Europe’s Taliban Problem
For years, Pakistan kept telling the world that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan was not operating in a vacuum. Islamabad said its fighters had sanctuaries across the border, that they were receiving support from Afghan soil, and that the authorities sitting in Kabul and Kandahar could not wash their hands of this problem. Many in the West […]
Pakistan refutes Afghan Taliban’s claim of strikes in border areas
The information ministry on Friday refuted Afghanistan’s claims of targeting alleged terrorist camps in the border areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. In a statement on its fact check account, the ministry said, “The Afghan Taliban regime, through their various propaganda mouthpieces and official statements, is claiming to have targeted some alleged ISKP camps in […]
Challenging the Taliban
A few days ago, a small but perhaps more daring group of Afghan males has come out in support of women’s rights under Taliban control. Dozens of civilians gathered for a rare demonstration in the western city of Herat following a social media call to “defend the rights of our sisters.” The event was sparked […]
Taliban’s Heinous Propaganda & Continuous Terrorism emanating from Afghanistan: Why Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Strategy must shift!
Security situation along the porous border has reached a critical turning point. Over the first half of 2026, Pakistan has faced a surge in lethal terrorist attacks originating from Afghan soil. These attacks are primarily carried out by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Despite repeated diplomatic appeals from Islamabad demanding concrete action against these sanctuaries, the […]
Strikes Signal Pakistan’s Harder Line as Taliban Denials Wear Thin
Pakistan’s latest precision strikes inside Afghanistan have pushed an already volatile frontier into a more coercive phase. Islamabad is no longer treating Afghan-based TTP sanctuaries as a matter for demarches, mediated pauses and Taliban assurances; it is signalling a line of action in which militant infrastructure across the border will be targeted when Kabul refuses […]
Taliban must act against TTP, BLA or face self-defence action, Pakistan tells UNSC
Pakistan has warned the UN Security Council that the time for corrective action by the Afghan Taliban is “rapidly running out”, saying Islamabad will act in self-defence whenever necessary if terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil continue to attack Pakistani civilians and security forces. Speaking during a Security Council meeting on Afghanistan on Monday, Pakistan’s […]
United Nations raises concerns over arrests of women in Afghanistan
The United Nations has voiced concern over the reported arrest and detention of women in western Afghanistan for allegedly failing to comply with dress regulations, urging the Afghan Taliban authorities to uphold fundamental rights and ensure equal treatment under the law. Read More: UN slams Taliban over systematic oppression of Afghan women In a statement, the United […]