South Asia Times

Security & Counter Terrorism

Taliban fighters celebrate the first-year anniversary of their takeover in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

Rising Nuclear Terrorism Threats: Afghanistan’s Taliban Sanctuaries Endanger Global Peace and Regional Stability

SAT Commentary May 20, 2026

: Shari Baloch (alias Bramsh), the first female suicide bomber of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) Majeed Brigade.

A Mother, A Teacher and then A Suicide Bomber: The Story of Shari Baloch

SAT Commentary May 19, 2026

Modi being received by Norway counterpart Jonas Gahr Store

The Oslo Contradiction: Why Norway’s Honors for Modi Cannot Mask India’s Authoritarian Shift

SAT May 19, 2026

The N40 Quetta-Taftan highway, an arterial road that handles all supply routes to Iran and the Saindak and Reko Diq projects

The BLA’s Terror Reality: Not a Baloch Rights Movement but a Security Threat to Pakistan

SAT Commentary May 18, 2026

Illustration of ISIS personnel

The Fall of ISIS’s Shadow Commander

SAT Commentary May 16, 2026

On May 28, 1998, Pakistan announced that it had successfully conducted five nuclear tests

The Silent Sentinel—Why Pakistan Chose the Nuclear Path

SAT Commentary May 15, 2026

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu addresses SCO officials in Bishkek while warning against renewed foreign military infrastructure in Afghanistan.

The Gathering Storm: Russia’s Warning on Afghanistan and the Implications for Regional Security

SAT Commentary May 14, 2026

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Fitna al-Khawarij: Barbaric Enemies of Pakistan and Islam

SAT Commentary May 14, 2026

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Promotion of Vice and Prevention of Virtue, Afghan Women Becoming Faceless and Voiceless Shadows

SAT Commentary May 13, 2026