Fall of Haqqani: ISKP’s Deadly Checkmate or Taliban’s Inner War? SAT Commentary December 12, 2024
![ISKP’s threat to the Afghan Interim Government grows, exposing strategic vulnerabilities, internal divisions, and regional security challenges. [Image via unsplash photos]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image001-1024x653-1.webp "image001-1024×653")
![The death of Khalil Haqqani in a Kabul explosion exposes leadership rifts in the Afghan interim government and raises concerns about ISKP’s role. Image via [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AFP__20241211__36Q43YP__v4__HighRes__FilesAfghanistanUnrestGovernment-1733916592.webp "AFP__20241211__36Q43YP__v4__HighRes__FilesAfghanistanUnrestGovernment-1733916592")
![Pakistan's envoy condemns the attack that killed Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Taliban's refugee minister, expressing shock and sadness. [Image via Amu]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Sadiq-Khan.webp "Sadiq-Khan")
![Afghanistan minister for refugees Khalil Haqqani in 2022. [Image: AFP via Getty Images]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/im-14501661.webp "im-14501661")
![A soldier was martyred and 15 terrorists killed during a security operation in Balochistan's Zhob district. [Image via Dawn]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10184208ffeadef.webp "10184208ffeadef")
![Pakistan launches a military operation in Balochistan targeting separatist groups amid rising violence and attacks. [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-08-27T135207Z_1447228032_RC2BO9AT5EUN_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-ATTACK-1732100915.webp "2024-08-27T135207Z_1447228032_RC2BO9AT5EUN_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-ATTACK-1732100915")
