Tag: Taliban
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Pakistan to continue anti-terror ops despite Kabul claims
Pakistan pledges ongoing anti-terror operations despite Afghan claims Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to decisive anti-terror operations and vigilant border security, brushing aside recent statements from Kabul that it says are misleading and unfounded. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stated that Islamabad would continue its actions against terrorism and cross-border threats, regardless of commentary from the…
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Taliban Militancy Backing Puts Its Survival at Risk: A Grim Forecast for Afghanistan’s Future
Introduction: A Pattern of Isolation Threatening the Taliban’s Fate The recent unraveling of Pakistan–Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul has laid bare a stubborn reality: the Afghan Taliban’s foreign policy remains ensnared in a narrow, insular approach. By backing various militant groups, some aligned with or inspired by broader regional struggles, the Taliban risks drawing renewed…
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Taliban Backing of Militants Threatens Its Survival: A Fragile House of Cards
The Perilous Balancing Act of the Taliban The collapse of the latest Pakistan–Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul has laid bare a harsh truth: the Afghan Taliban’s foreign policy remains deeply inward-looking and stubbornly entangled with militant groups. This approach, rooted in a history of isolation, has long been the Taliban’s defining constraint. Yet the collapse…
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Taliban’s Militant Backing Threatens Its Survival: Analysis
Introduction: A Colony of Complicated Choices The collapse of talks in Istanbul over Pakistan–Afghanistan tensions has laid bare a grim truth: the Afghan Taliban’s external strategy—its backing of various militant groups—could undermine the very state they control. Far from a short-term bargaining tool, blanket support for armed networks stretches the Taliban’s diplomatic and military seams…
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“Truce broken”: Taliban warn of retaliation as Pakistan airstrikes hit Afghan border areas
Overview: Escalation at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border The border crisis between Afghanistan and Pakistan intensified after Pakistani airstrikes targeted residential areas in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, according to reports from Tolo News and a Taliban official speaking to AFP. The strikes reportedly hit the districts of Argun and Barmal, raising fears of renewed hostilities just as diplomacy…
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Truce Broken: Taliban accuses Pakistan of strikes in Paktika
Overview: Alleged strikes in Paktika test a fragile ceasefire Taliban authorities say Pakistani airstrikes targeted civilian areas in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, including the districts of Argun and Barmal. According to AFP, a Taliban official confirmed the strikes and declared that the “truce has been broken” by Islamabad, adding that Afghanistan will retaliate. The report comes…
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‘Truce broken’: Taliban accuses Pakistan of strikes as border clashes escalate
Overview: Rising tensions after a fragile ceasefire The reported airstrikes by Pakistan on Afghanistan’s Paktika province have reignited a volatile dispute along the border, with a Taliban official telling AFP that the “truce has been broken.” The alleged attacks targeted civilian homes in Argun and Barmal districts, according to Afghan and local media reports, and…
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Pakistan Defends Afghanistan Strikes as Self-Defense Amid Border Clashes
Pakistan Justifies Border Strikes as Self-Defense Pakistan on Friday asserted that its sporadic airstrikes across the border into Afghanistan were an act of self-defense. Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said Islamabad had exercised its right to defend its territory and civilians against cross-border attacks. The remarks come as fierce clashes along the long, porous…
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Taliban Blames Pakistan for Kabul Drone Strikes as Ceasefire Holds
Backdrop to a fragile ceasefire In a dramatic escalation that tested a fragile pause in fighting, Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Thursday blamed Pakistan for two drone strikes on Kabul just a day after the two neighbors agreed to a ceasefire. The announcement came as regional powers urged a lasting end to hostilities that have killed…
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Taliban blame Pakistan for Kabul drone strikes amid tentative cross-border ceasefire
Background to the latest escalation Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Thursday accused Pakistan of carrying out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, a claim that arrived just as the two neighbors announced a ceasefire after days of cross-border fighting. The clashes killed dozens and wounded hundreds, underscoring how fragile regional stability remains despite the…