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Pain for Pakistan: History makes a U-turn in India's neighbourhoodRussia and the Taliban have signed a significant military cooperation agreement. This pact alters regional security dynamics. Pakistan's st...
Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...
Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of cautiously opening upTurkmenistan, a nation known for its secrecy, is witnessing a subtle shift. E-commerce and social media are gaining traction, signaling a n...
Islamists from Syria in Afghanistan raises alarm bells in region and IndiaSyrian Islamists of Central Asian origin, previously involved in the Syrian conflict, have been located in Afghanistan, raising concerns am...
Pakistan army says it killed 16 Islamist militants on Afghan borderPakistan's army has successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt by killing 16 Islamist militants along the western border with Afghanista...
Pakistan kills 30 Islamist militants near Afghan border, army saysThe Pakistani army reported killing 30 Islamist militants in South Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border, during an operation. The region...
Islamists from Tajikistan gain prominence in new Syrian governmentThreats from radicals in Tajikistan are emerging as a potential challenge for both Afghanistan and India, with Saifiddin Tadjiboev, now a c...
Pakistan military says 28 dead in two militant attacksTwo militant attacks in northwest Pakistan on Monday resulted in a tragic toll of 28 lives, including 10 soldiers and civilians, including ...
Taliban trying to obtain tactical nuclear weapon, claims former Afghan spy chief. Here is what we knowFormer Afghan spy chief Rahmatullah Nabil said that the Taliban has reached greater strategic depths and they have access to the most sophi...
Baloch separatists, Islamist extremists stand in the way of China's global ambitionsEven before the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was announced, Baloch ...
US designates 4 leaders of AQIS, TTP as global terroristsThe terrorists who were designated on Thursday were Osama Mehmood, the emir of al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Atif Yahya Ghouri, t...
Rise of Taliban adversely affecting South Asia: ReportAccording to the report, earlier this week, radical Islamists clashed with the police while en route to Pakistan's capital city. These riot...
Ghost towns and old men in Afghanistan's Panjshir"There is no one left, except the elders, and the poor who cannot afford to leave," said Abdul Wajid, 30, who stayed behind to watch over t...
International Monetary Fund warns of 'looming humanitarian crisis' in AfghanistanIMF spokesman Gerry Rice said the global lender's engagement with Afghanistan remains suspended, which means IMF funding is on hold.
Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund? What does the Taliban's choice of interim PM mean for Afghanistan?Mullah Akhund is a fascinating but relatively enigmatic figure in the Taliban. He has been an influential figure in Afghanistan since the i...
Sombre mood as Taliban are back at Friday prayersThe preacher rallied the faithful at the Abdul Rahman Mosque with a history lesson on how Afghans had beaten the British empire, the Soviet...
Pakistan wants 'responsible withdrawal' of US troops from Afghanistan"We want a responsible withdrawal," Paksitan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Quereshi said in Qatar's capital of Doha, when asked about the t...
- Taliban aims to take over nuclear armed Pakistan: Report
Warning that Islamist extremists were aiming to gain control over nuclear armed Pakistan, US media has told the Obama Administration that g...
- US increasingly entangled in Islamist web in south Asia
The United States is entangled in an Islamist web from Afghanistan to India that exposes its reliance on Pakistan as a central but increasi...
- Bush to welcome Karzai on September 26
President Bush will host Afghanistan President on Sep 26 for talks amid tensions with Pakistan over cross-border violence.