Newly empowered and emboldened, the TTP dreams of following in the Afghan Taliban’s footsteps by carving out its own emirate ...

But the real reason for theirhappiness was revealed in the gleeful gesture one of them wouldfrequently make, blowing on his open hand to emphasize how deftlythe Pashtun Taliban had ousted the ...

Since the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan in 2021, South Asia has experienced profound shifts in its regional dynamics. What initially appeared to be a strategic victory for Pakistan has instead ...

On January 7, 2025, Pakistan’s military action killed 19 members of the Pakistani Taliban. The word “Afghan” comes from “Pashtun,” and “stan” means “land.” Therefore, Afghanistan ...

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. envoy for Afghanistan, reacted to reports of meetings between Pakistan’s intelligence officials and several Afghanistan’s political leaders i ...

Normalizing regular contacts and building relationships with the Taliban leadership can offer a more effective way to hold ...

The line divides Pashtun populations and has never been formally recognised by any Afghan government, including the current Taliban government. Islamabad’s efforts to suppress Pashtun ...

The Taliban, a predominantly Pashtun tribe which has a large presence across Afghanistan, is an ultra-conservative political and religious hardliner group. It refers to itself by its state name ...

The suspension of US aid to Afghanistan has forced the Taliban to halt government salaries and suspend international aid ...

Historically, the ISI concentrated its support on the Southern Wing of the Taliban (SWIN), a Pashtun-led faction. However, recent changes indicate a pivot toward engaging the Afghan-Wing ...