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Border Fire, Regional Fallout: Pakistan–Afghanistan Clash Signals Wider Instability
A fragile pause in fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan during Eid al-Fitr has done little to ease fears that the conflict could reignite at...
How China Sees the U.S. Terror Designation of Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood—and Its Impact on the Iran Conflict
China has not officially announced a detailed position on the United States' designation of the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan as a terrorist organization. However,...
Pakistan: The Resolve in the Face of Afghan Instability
At the beginning of March 2026, the South Asian region was shaken by the worrying development on its western front, with Pakistan and Afghanistan...
Dozens of Civilians Killed in Afghanistan as Afghanistan–Pakistan Clashes Escalate
At least 42 civilians have been killed and 104 wounded in cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan from February 26 to March 2, according...
Ghazab Lil Haq and the Price of Safe Havens
When in a newscast at the 0345 hours, it is announced that big figures have been killed and there is a list that long...
Washington’s buildup in Nigeria could ensnare the U.S. in a protracted conflict
On February 10, the Pentagon announced it would send 200 troops to Nigeria to train local forces to counter jihadists, joining a small detachment...
Pakistan on High Alert Amid Fears of Militant Retaliation
Pakistan has intensified its security measures and arrested dozens of suspects after carrying out air strikes on targets in Afghanistan over the past weekend....
Ungoverned Space and Regional Spillover, Rethinking Afghanistan’s Borders
The Afghanistan crisis is generally spoken of as a crisis of the hour in terms of the Taliban, outside power intervention, or an unsuccessful...
Australia Blocks Citizen’s Return Under Rare Terror Exclusion Powers
The Australian government has invoked seldom-used counterterrorism powers to temporarily prevent one of its citizens held in a Syrian detention camp from returning home....
Women Suicide Bombers and Advanced Arms Mark Shift in Pakistan’s Baloch Insurgency
Pakistan’s long-running insurgency in Balochistan is entering a new and more complex phase, marked by the participation of women in suicide attacks and the...