Russia implemented a momentous policy change in geopolitical terms by promoting the Afghan Taliban government to ambassador stature. After the Russian Supreme Court lifted the terrorist tag on the Taliban the country made a significant diplomatic adjustment which they present as a pragmatic approach to current conditions. The diplomatic action by Russia to improve its relations with the Taliban displays […]

At the United Nations and other global forums, Pakistan has been sounding the alarm: a new era of terrorism is taking shape on its western frontier, powered not by ideology alone but by something far more lethal—abandoned American weapons, porous borders, and an international community unwilling to act. Groups like the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and the […]

Tens of thousands of Afghan nationals have been deported through key border crossings in April as part of Pakistan’s renewed crackdown on undocumented migrants [Islamabad] Pakistan has stepped up its mass deportation of Afghan nationals, expelling tens of thousands through major border crossings in April, in a campaign that Pakistani authorities say is necessary for national security but that critics […]

The Trump administration has terminated temporary deportation protections for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians in the U.S., a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on Friday, building on Trump’s far-reaching immigration crackdown. An estimated 14,600 Afghans eligible for Temporary Protected Status will now lose it in May. Some 7,900 Cameroonians had access to the status but will lose it […]

According to the US government’s annual threat assessment, released by its intelligence community this week, Daesh remains the most significant terrorism challenge facing America and its partners. The assessment is part of a broader report that addresses all threats to the US including, but not limited to, terrorism. Notably, this year’s report includes an alarming section about the role of […]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that 73,364 Afghans returned to their country in the third week of March, while 36,166 others left. The main reason for this increase from neighboring Pakistan and Iran is voluntary return, IOM said. According to the flow monitoring snapshot released by the IOM, compared to the previous week, the inflow movement in […]

The US National Intelligence Agency has excluded Afghanistan from its latest annual report on terrorist threats to national security, released Tuesday, despite documented evidence of Islamic State (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda presence in the Taliban-controlled nation. This marks a stark shift from last year’s assessment, which referenced Afghanistan six times and the Taliban eight times. The 2025 US Intelligence Community’s global […]

The assassination of Khalil ur-Rehman Haqqani, the Minister for Refugee and Repatriation in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), on 11 December 2024 in Kabul, marked the first high-profile killing of a Taliban official since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. The key figure of the Haqqani Network died in a suicide attack on ministry premises as he […]

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, on Sunday inaugurated the start of construction work on the Arghandi Transport Terminal in Paghman District of Kabul Province. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Acting Minister of Transport and Aviation, Mullah Hamidullah Akhundzada, representatives from the private sector, and a number of local residents. Baradar said the […]

The Pakistani representative stressed the need to utilize the full potential of regional trade and transit routes to benefit both nations. Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, has wrapped up his three-day trip to Kabul where he met with a number of Islamic Emirate officials for talks on various topics including trade, bilateral relations, regional connectivity and security. According […]