South Asia Times

Security & Counter Terrorism

Analysis of Balochistan’s security landscape, where militancy exploits socio-economic grievances even as CPEC-driven investments seek stability through infrastructure, education, and connectivity.

Balochistan’s Challenge: Development, Dissent, and the Danger of Militant Exploitation

SAT Commentary February 14, 2026

The Taliban has created four new battalions in the Badghis and Farah provinces.

Afghanistan’s Northern Frontier: From Peripheral Instability to Eurasian Security Concern

SAT Commentary February 13, 2026

A critical analysis of Afghanistan’s transformation into a regional terrorism hub, driving cross-border infiltration, militant spillover and growing security threats to South Asia, Central Asia and beyond.

Afghanistan as a Regional Terrorism Hub: Cross-Border Infiltration, Spillover, and Rising Threats

SAT Commentary February 10, 2026

A critical review of UNAMA’s cross-border civilian casualty report, highlighting selective framing, missing context, and terrorism emanating from Afghan soil.

A Context-Deficient Assessment: Structural Gaps in UNAMA’s Civilian Casualty Reporting

SAT Commentary February 9, 2026

US support for Pakistan following Balochistan violence reframes the conflict as a global counter-terrorism challenge, not a separatist struggle.

US Backs Pakistan as Violence Escalates in Balochistan

SAT Commentary February 6, 2026

US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad’s recent critique of Pakistan’s counterterrorism operations in Balochistan misrepresents ground realities, conflating state action with terrorism and ignoring the legacy of his own diplomatic failures.

Zalmay Khalilzad’s Distortion of Pakistan’s Security Realities

SAT Commentary February 3, 2026

The evolving Balochistan security situation highlights the intersection of foreign-backed insurgency, criminal networks, and narrative warfare, reaffirming Pakistan’s long-standing concerns over external interference in its internal affairs.

The Indo-Israel Nexus and Proxy Insurgency: Challenges to Pakistan’s Stability in Balochistan

SAT Commentary February 2, 2026

The latest wave of BLA violence under “Operation Herof II” exposes the intersection of terrorism, criminal smuggling networks, and narrative warfare in Balochistan, as the state confronts both kinetic threats and sustained propaganda.

Balochistan’s Security Challenges, Criminal Networks, and Ground Realities

SAT Commentary February 2, 2026

BLA increasingly deploys women in suicide attacks and urban combat, exploiting identity and propaganda to expand militancy in Balochistan.

Gender, Propaganda, and the Rising Threat of BLA Women Militants in Balochistan

SAT Commentary February 2, 2026