
Sovereignty or Sanctuary? The Legality of Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Strikes in Afghanistan
Explore the legal rationale behind Pakistan’s cross-border precision airstrikes in Afghanistan. An academic analysis of Article 51, state sovereignty, and the TTP threat



![Deconstructing the Deprivation Myth; How Balochistan’s Underdevelopment Became a Political Instrument Truck traveling along the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan, with rugged cliffs and the Arabian Sea coastline in the background [Image via Getty Images].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Balochistan-2.webp)

![Pakistan’s Cross-Border Strikes and the Evolving Counterterror Doctrine Afghan men search for victims after a Pakistani air strike hit a residential area in the Girdi Kas village, Nangarhar province on February 22, 2026. [Aimal Zahir/AFP/Getty Images]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/gettyimages-2262391441.webp)


