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The Strategic Blind Spot: How Proxy Warfare Undermines U.S. Interests in Eurasia

SAT Commentary June 29, 2026

UK Under-Secretary Hamish Falconer in Islamabad. Source: Dawn

UK Endorsement Validates Pakistan’s Stance on Afghan Sanctuaries

SAT Commentary June 17, 2026

Moscow’s top security official said ISIS-K is seeking recruits from Central Asia and migrant communities in Russia.

The Gathering Storm – How Afghanistan’s Terror Ecosystem Threatens Regional Security

SAT Commentary May 26, 2026

Zareena Rafiq fifth female suicide bomber in Baloch militancy

The Fifth Female Suicide Bomber in Baloch militancy: Zareena Rafiq

SAT Commentary May 25, 2026

Taliban fighters celebrate the first-year anniversary of their takeover in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

Rising Nuclear Terrorism Threats: Afghanistan’s Taliban Sanctuaries Endanger Global Peace and Regional Stability

SAT Commentary May 20, 2026

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu addresses SCO officials in Bishkek while warning against renewed foreign military infrastructure in Afghanistan.

The Gathering Storm: Russia’s Warning on Afghanistan and the Implications for Regional Security

SAT Commentary May 14, 2026

Explore how Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner.

A Thousand Splendid Wounds: Afghanistan through Hosseini’s Prophecy

Arjun Singh May 4, 2026

Durand Line – A Binding International Border

The Myth of the Disputed Line: Why Afghan Pragmatism is Finally Overturning Populist Rhetoric

SAT Commentary April 27, 2026

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The Question of Pashtun Majority in Afghanistan: Demography, Power, and the Politics of Absence

SAT Commentary April 24, 2026