Taliban Roll Out Red Carpet For Al-Qaeda As Saif Al-Adl And 45 Families Find Safe Haven In Afghanistan
Senior Al-Qaeda leaders, including its emir Saif al-Adl, have relocated to Afghanistan following the commencement of US-Israeli attacks on Iran in February. Approximately 45 families of senior Al-Qaeda figures have arrived in Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban regime has accommodated some of these families in newly constructed apartment buildings in Ghazni under strict security arrangements and […]
Diplomacy Or Destruction As Gulf Awaits Post-Midterm Strikes
The Gulf is bracing for what its own diplomats fear will be the most destructive round yet of the US-Israel war with Iran. Speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty warned that a second round would be “more dangerous, more destructive” and achieve nothing, while the UAE’s Anwar Gargash […]
War Clouds Over Iran And Pakistan’s Clear Line On Kabul
Washington: On Saturday Trump said, “We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes,” and named “Pickaxe Mountain” (RTÉ). By Sunday he offered Tehran a blunt choice: “Either they’ll make a deal or we’ll just end it” (Israel National News). Tehran: Araghchi […]
Pakistan’s Right to Security
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s latest assertions on Afghanistan and terrorism are clear indication that Washington acknowledges Pakistan’s security concerns about terrorism originating from Afghan territory. Rubio, while acknowledging the severity of the security threat Pakistan is facing, has implied that the issue of terrorism emanating from Afghanistan has an international dimension. Pakistan’s concerns […]
Pipelines, not promises: South Asia’s homework for COP31
From November 9 to 20, negotiators meet in Antalya for COP31 with a fresh promise in hand. At COP30 in Belem, 195 parties agreed to triple adaptation finance by 2035 and adopted 59 indicators to track the Global Goal on Adaptation. It was the strongest adaptation language the process has produced. It will not build […]
The Path the Women Built Is Also a Path Toward Peace
A path through a refugee camp can appear unremarkable to someone looking at a satellite image. To the people walking it every day, the difference between loose sand and a stable surface can shape whether a child reaches a learning space, an older resident visits a health point, or a caregiver moves safely after rain. […]
Pakistani Ambassador To Iran Safe As Afghan And Indian Networks Peddle Fake Assassination Story
Afghanistan-based accounts have circulated fabricated claims that Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, was shot in Tehran and shifted to hospital. The false content was then swiftly amplified by Indian accounts, a familiar pattern in which the same hostile networks pass anti-Pakistan lies back and forth to give them artificial reach. The claim is […]
US Endorses Pakistan’s Position, Rubio Says Taliban Failing To Rein In Terrorists
In a clear endorsement of Islamabad’s long-standing position, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Washington shares Pakistan’s concerns over terrorist attacks originating from Afghan territory, adding that the United States does not want Pakistan to be targeted. Responding to a question at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit in Atlanta, Rubio acknowledged Pakistan’s […]
Resistance Spreads Across Twelve Provinces As Taliban Grip Weakens
Armed resistance against the Taliban Regime is growing across Afghanistan, with AUF, AFF, NIF and ARF expanding operations across multiple provinces. Between 25 and 30 October, resistance groups conducted 19 attacks across 12 provinces, killing 22 Taliban Regime personnel and injuring 16. The rising frequency and geographical spread of these operations reflect persistent opposition to […]