South Asia Times

Security & Counter Terrorism

UNAMA Amplifies Taliban Civilian Casualty Claims Without Investigating Whether Struck Compounds Were Active TTP Terrorist Hideouts

SAT Commentary June 11, 2026

Russian representative addressing the United Nations Security Council during a briefing on the Afghanistan security situation

Russia Acknowledges TTP and ISIS-K Terrorism Emanating From Afghanistan at UN Security Council Briefing

SAT Commentary June 10, 2026

Kharjeeyat and the Ideological Roots of Pakistan’s Extremism Crisis

SAT Commentary June 3, 2026

Taliban security personnel sit atop a military vehicle during a parade to celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban's takeover of the country in Kandahar

The Architecture of Regional Destabilization

SAT Commentary June 3, 2026

An Alarming Threat to Pakistan’s National Security

The Nefarious Indo-Israel-Afghan Nexus

SAT Commentary June 2, 2026

Pakistani Taliban patrol in then their stronghold of Shawal in Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan, Aug. 5, 2012.

Afghanistan’s Hollow Warnings on TTP Deepen Pakistan’s Security Crisis

SAT Commentary June 2, 2026

Provincial Mines and Mineral Development Secretary Zafar Bukhari briefed the meeting on affairs and objectives of the two companies

US Strategic Ambitions in Balochistan’s Mineral Wealth Amid Enduring Security Threats

SAT Commentary June 2, 2026

Afghanistan and Russia signed a military-technical cooperation agreement during the International Security Forum held in the Moscow region

Russia’s Military Agreement with the Taliban: Arming the Guardians of Pakistan’s Deadliest Foe

SAT Commentary May 30, 2026

Afghanistan and Russia have signed a military and technical cooperation agreement during the Moscow International Security Conference

Russia’s Taliban Gamble: Strengthening a Terror Sanctuary

SAT Commentary May 30, 2026