Taliban confirmed Saturday that their delegation led by Yaqub Mujahid has traveled to Doha, Qatar, for talks with Pakistani officials. Sources confirmed that Taliban intelligence chief Abdulhaq Wasiq is also part of the delegation. The visit comes amid heightened tensions and cross-border clashes between Taliban and Pakistani forces in recent days, including reported Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul and several southeastern […]
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Pakistan Can Ensure Its National Security Without Invading Afghanistan
Fortifying the Durand Line, eliminating sleeper cell threats on Pakistan’s side, and dividing-and-ruling Afghanistan through hybrid means can ensure Pakistan’s national security in lieu of the invasion that the US might be putting Pakistan up to in advance of America’s geopolitical and mineral-related goals. The most intense Pakistani-Afghan clashes in years have drawn wider attention to each side’s grievances. Pakistan […]
Read more ›Guns Fall Silent: Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to 48-Hour Ceasefire
Islamabad (TDI): Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire following a fresh round of deadly cross-border clashes that saw Pakistani forces strike Taliban targets in Kabul, Kandahar, and Spin Boldak.
Read more ›The Role of Pakistan as Rare Earth Minerals Redraw Global Power Politics
When Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, presented Rare Earth Mineral (REM) samples to U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the White House, the gesture went far beyond ceremonial diplomacy. In a world undergoing a seismic shift toward clean energy, electric vehicles, and AI-driven technology, the exchange symbolized a profound geopolitical reality: minerals are the new instruments of […]
Read more ›Pakistan Should Rubbish Any Thoughts Of Forcible Regime Change In Afghanistan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ recent US-inspired “democracy building” rhetoric about Afghanistan ominously suggests that Pakistan might be preparing an American-backed regime change operation. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded a recent press release on their country’s clashes with Afghanistan, which are the most intense in years, by writing that “We also hope that one day, the Afghan people would […]
Read more ›TTP leader claims group is operating from Pakistan, not Afghan soil
In a newly released video message, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Noor Wali Mehsud has denied claims that his group is operating from Afghan territory, insisting that TTP fighters are based within Pakistan’s Khyber tribal areas. Mehsud’s statement comes in response to recent Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul, which were reportedly aimed at targeting senior TTP figures.Pakistan has long accused the Islamic […]
Read more ›How last night’s Pakistan–Taliban border clash unfolded: both sides claim heavy losses
Heavy fighting erupted along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border late Saturday, as Taliban and Pakistani forces exchanged fire and airstrikes across different areas, including Paktika and Helmand provinces in the east and south, leaving dozens dead on both sides and prompting urgent calls for restraint from regional mediators. According to official statements and multiple local reports, the clashes began shortly after nightfall […]
Read more ›Pakistan & The US Brought The Taliban & India Together
This is the result of them reviving their Old Cold War-era strategic partnership. Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced that his country will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full-fledged embassy during the six-day visit of his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi. This came the day after Pakistan bombed several alleged “Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan” (TTP, a.k.a. “Pakistani […]
Read more ›Sources: 11 Pakistani soldiers killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa attack
At least 11 Pakistani soldiers were killed and two more were wounded in an overnight attack by militants from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local sources told Amu on Wednesday. According to the sources, TTP fighters attacked a military post late Tuesday night and the fighting lasted for several hours. The sources also […]
Read more ›Taliban defense ministry confirms Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul, Paktika
The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes on Kabul and Paktika province, calling the attacks a violation of Afghanistan’s airspace. In a statement issued Friday, the ministry described the strikes as “unprecedented in the history of relations between the two countries,” and labeled them “violent and unacceptable.” “We condemn this incursion into Afghan territory […]
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