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Afghanistan

Taliban ideological shift

Remaking of Afghanistan: From National to General

SAT Web Administrator May 4, 2026

The Taliban’s broken promises since 2021

Afghanistan Bound in Deadliest Chains Taliban Rule, TTP Sanctuary, Economic Collapse and Human Suffering

SAT Commentary May 3, 2026

Former Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi speaks at the "Unity and Trust" conference in Islamabad.

Afghanistan in Legal Limbo

SAT Commentary May 2, 2026

Taliban soldiers carry weapons in a vehicle, near Torkham border in Afghanistan

Ignoring the Nefarious Nature of the Taliban

SAT Commentary May 2, 2026

Taliban under Akhundzada issues “Preachers’ Law”

The Monolith of Kandahar – How the Taliban are Nationalizing Faith

SAT Web Administrator April 30, 2026

Pakistan-Afghanistan border buffer zone concept illustration showing security fencing, Pakistani soldier on patrol, and militant silhouettes across rugged terrain highlighting counterterrorism strategy along the frontier

Ghazab Lil Haq: Strategic Operationalization of the Pak-Afghan Buffer zone, Legality Under International Law, and the Role of IMCTC

Syed Abdullah Anwer March 31, 2026

Smoke rising from a building in the Taimani area of Kabul after Pakistani air strikes

Sovereignty or Sanctuary? The Legality of Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strikes in Afghanistan

Suffian Zafar March 13, 2026

Representative image of Pakistan-Afghanistan map.

What Was Different This Time? Pakistan-Afghanistan Skirmishes on the Pak-Afghan border

SAT Editorial Desk February 27, 2026

Members of the Taliban stand in front of TV screens as they attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 AP Photo

Global Reports Warn Afghanistan Still Hosts Transnational Militants

SAT Commentary February 23, 2026