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Fragile Hopes Amid Enduring Rifts

Posted by Shahana Naseer - June 9, 2026

By Abdul Waheed Waheed Following the intense confrontations that reached their peak in early 2026, emerging unofficial contacts in Kabul

Pakistan says 27 militants killed in multiple operations in restive northwest

Posted by Shahana Naseer - June 8, 2026

Twenty-seven Pakistani Taliban militants were killed in multiple intelligence-based operations in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said on

Pakistan, China agree to closer counterterrorism cooperation over Afghanistan militancy concerns

Posted by Shahana Naseer - June 3, 2026

Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, said on Tuesday he had held talks with his Chinese counterpart on regional

Pakistan says 23 militants killed in northwest intelligence-based operations

Posted by Shahana Naseer - May 22, 2026

Pakistan’s military said on Thursday security forces killed 23 militants during a series of intelligence-based operations in the country’s northwestern

Pakistan says military operation against Afghanistan-based ‘terrorist’ proxies ongoing

Posted by Shahana Naseer - May 20, 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan is continuing its military operations against Afghanistan-based “terrorist” proxies with full

Russia establishing ‘full partnership’ with Afghan Taliban

Posted by Shahana Naseer - May 15, 2026

Russia is establishing a “full-fledged partnership” with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban and is encouraging other countries in the region to expand

Pakistan defense minister warns of ‘open war’ with Afghanistan over militant attacks

Posted by Shahana Naseer - May 15, 2026

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warned on Wednesday there would be an “open war” if Kabul did not stop militants

Taliban govt rejects claim Pakistan suicide attack was planned in Afghanistan

Posted by Shahana Naseer - May 13, 2026

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities dismissed on Tuesday Pakistan’s claim that a deadly suicide attack last week was planned on Afghan soil.

Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over suicide attack in northwest, warns of ‘decisive’ response

Posted by Shahana Naseer - May 13, 2026

Pakistan on Monday issued a demarche to Afghanistan’s Chargé d’Affaires Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb after a deadly suicide attack on a

TTP Relocation Signals Adjustment, Not Resolution in Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions

Posted by Elsa Imdad - May 11, 2026

By Elsa Chandio The reported movement of TTP leaders away from Kabul highlights tactical shifts under pressure, but the deeper