South Asia Times

Afghanistan

Pakistan’s precise responses against cross-border terrorism uphold IHL principles of distinction and precaution while countering Taliban safe havens.

Taliban Militarization of Civilian Infrastructure: Legal Violations, Broken Promises and Propaganda in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict

SAT Commentary May 7, 2026

Explore how Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner.

A Thousand Splendid Wounds: Afghanistan through Hosseini’s Prophecy

Arjun Singh May 4, 2026

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