Ultimately, the Taliban's greatest challenge is not opposition but governance itself. Power has been secured; legitimacy not.

The Taliban have increased their use of corporal punishment, with public floggings and executions on the rise.

According to Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), the Afghan Taliban have imposed a complete ban on more than six hundred and ...

As tensions simmer between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Islamabad is shifting from coercive diplomacy to managed escalation to ...

Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much ...

Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much of 2025, as relations with neighboring Afghanistan deteriorated.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded a significant drop in cross-border terrorist attacks and violence-linked fatalities after it ...

Attacks by unknown assailants entering Tajik territory appear to target Chinese businesses and workers. Tensions are flaring ...

Simmering political tensions and fierce border clashes between the Taliban-led Afghan government and Islamabad have led to ...

The comments, delivered during an event in Kabul, come after JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, on December 23, criticised ...

Afghan veterans are willing to serve, but the Ministry of Defence has not relaxed rules on citizenship. An Afghan special ...