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Xi Jinping’s Military Purges Leave Him Increasingly Powerful but Isolated
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 pmKey Takeaway: Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has expanded his military purges to include two of the seniormost officers in the People’s Liberation...
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Dozens killed in ‘coordinated attacks’ in PakistanAt least 10 Pakistani security personnel and 37 militants were killed on Saturday during what authorities described...
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 pm -
Saleh alleges US cash transfer to Taliban in JanuaryAfghanistan’s former vice president Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday that the United States transferred tens of...
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 pm -
World Bank says Taliban spend $1.4b on security in FY2025Taliban have spent nearly half of public expenditure on security in the first nine months of the 2025 fiscal year,...
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 pm
Afghanistan »
Saleh alleges US cash transfer to Taliban in January
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 pmAfghanistan’s former vice president Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday that the United States transferred tens of millions of dollars in cash to the Taliban this month, an...
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China Issues Security Alert, Urges Citizens To Leave Afghan–Tajik BorderChina’s embassy in Tajikistan warned on Monday that security conditions along the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border...
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 am -
Pakistan says Taliban deny full control over militants using Afghanistan’s territoryPakistan’s federal minister for parliamentary affairs has said the Taliban have not denied that militant groups...
January 15, 2026 at 5:55 pm -
Turkey says it detained senior Daesh member near Afghan-Pakistan borderTurkey’s intelligence service has detained a senior member of Islamic State in a region near the border between...
January 11, 2026 at 9:45 am
India »
South Asia Intelligence Review
January 22, 2026 at 8:20 amDemocracy, Disorder, and the Battle for Renewal On January 15, 2026, Senior leader Gagan Kumar Thapa was elected President of the Nepali Congress (NC) unopposed during...
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Eight Soldiers Injured as Counterterror Operation Sparks Gunbattle in Jammu and Kashmir – What Army Said About Operation Trashi-IEight soldiers from the Indian Army were injured during an extended gunfight with suspected militants in Kishtwar...
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 am -
India confirms Taliban-appointed diplomat begins role in New DelhiIndia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that the Taliban-appointed diplomat has assumed duties as chargé...
January 19, 2026 at 9:23 am -
The Saudi-Pak Mutual Defense Pact Is Mostly Symbolic For Soft Power’s SakeBoth want to “save face” after Israel’s attack on Qatar and remind fellow Muslims about the importance of...
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 am
Pakistan »
Dozens killed in ‘coordinated attacks’ in Pakistan
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 pmAt least 10 Pakistani security personnel and 37 militants were killed on Saturday during what authorities described as coordinated attacks by separatist fighters across the...
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Pakistan PM says talks with Taliban have failed to yield resultsPakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that all talks held with Taliban authorities have failed...
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 am -
South Asia Intelligence ReviewDemocracy, Disorder, and the Battle for Renewal On January 15, 2026, Senior leader Gagan Kumar Thapa was elected...
January 22, 2026 at 8:20 am -
The Saudi-Pakistan defense pact highlights the Gulf’s evolving strategic calculusFor Saudi Arabia, the surprise mutual defense pact signed last week with Pakistan during Prime Minister Shehbaz...
January 19, 2026 at 8:57 am









