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The End of Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Doctrine or the Start of Something Worse?

A deep ideological and ethnic connection between the Afghan Taliban and the TTP allowed Taliban fighters to reorganize their military networks and eventually topple the former NATO-backed government of Afghanistan. Pakistan underestimated this relationship, even though it could just as easily empower the TTP to threaten Pakistan more than ever before.

October 28, 2025

How Daricha’s Underground Schools Defy the Taliban

September 28, 2025

Afghanistan Offline: How Taliban’s Internet Blackout Fuels Authoritarian Rule

September 26, 2025

The Taliban and the Politics of Nonrecognition

Taliban Detains Female Vlogger in Herat Amid Intensifying Media Crackdown

At Least 19 Taliban Fighters Killed in Pakistani Drone Strikes in Southern Afghanistan

Afghanistan Celebrates Historic U-17 Asian Futsal Championship Victory

Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 10 in Eastern Afghanistan, Taliban Says Ceasefire Broken

Taliban Foreign Minister Holds Press Conference with Women Journalists at India’s Request

Calls Grow for Global Intervention over Pakistan’s Afghan Refugee Expulsion

Taliban Warns of ‘Decisive Response’ After Peace Talks with Pakistan Collapse

Pakistani Police Launch House-to-House Raids in Quetta Amid Refugee Crackdown

News

8 hours ago

Unexploded Ordnance Blast in Badghis Kills Two Children

Taliban security officials in Badghis province say two children have been killed after a cluster bomb left over from past conflicts detonated in Bala Murghab district.Sediqullah Seddiqi, spokesperson for the Taliban's police command in Badghis, stated that the children found an unexploded device while grazing livestock in the Panirak area. They reportedly threw the device into a fire, triggering the explosion.

14 hours ago

Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Ministry in Herat Detains Female Doctor for Not Wearing a Burqa

November 9, 2025

WHO Warns of Rising Measles Cases in Afghanistan

November 9, 2025

A Woman and a Girl Were Murdered in Logar

November 9, 2025

Turkmenistan Sends Humanitarian Aid to Earthquake Victims in Northern Afghanistan

Opinion

19 hours ago

The End of Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Doctrine or the Start of Something Worse?

October 28, 2025

How Daricha’s Underground Schools Defy the Taliban

September 28, 2025

Afghanistan Offline: How Taliban’s Internet Blackout Fuels Authoritarian Rule

September 19, 2025

Afghanistan’s Expanding Drug Economy from Opium to Methamphetamine

Women

November 7, 2025

Taliban Bars Women Without Burqa from Using Taxis in Herat

November 5, 2025

Taliban Bars Women Without Burqas from Malls and Government Offices in Herat

October 31, 2025

UN Expert Warns Against Normalizing Taliban Amid Deepening Rights Crisis

Special Reports

November 10, 2024

Genocidal Attacks and Hate Speech Against Shia Hazaras under Taliban Rule

This report delves into the genocidal violence and hate speech targeting Shia Hazaras under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, offering a chronological account of attacks against the community, followed by a concise analysis.

August 25, 2024

Three Years Later, Taliban Rule Deepens the Crisis for Women and Girls

Three years after their return to power, the Taliban have revered gains for women's rights in Afghanistan, effectively erasing women from public life. The Taliban's leadership remains intransigent, and there is no indication so far that they are willing to reverse their policies.

May 15, 2024

An Enamelling Workshop Pays Tribute to Herat’s Art Heritage and Its Women Power

Women everyday find new ways to defy Taliban rules. From online classrooms to underground protests, women’s voices and power grow parallel to the regime’s resolute grip on power.

January 23, 2024

Law of the Gun

Backed by the Taliban's full force, nomadic tribes are on a spree to extort sedentary populations who are already pushed to the brink by drought, poverty, and conflict.