Tag: Taliban
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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…
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Taliban Accuses Pakistan as Kabul Drone Strikes Erupt Amid Diplomatic Ceasefire Talks
Rising tensions in a fragile ceasefire Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Thursday accused Pakistan of carrying out two drone strikes on Kabul, a day after the neighboring nations tentatively announced a ceasefire to pause days of fighting that left dozens dead and hundreds wounded on both sides. The clash-filled week underscored how quickly regional hostilities can…
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Noor Wali Mehsud: Rebuilding the TTP and the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Crisis
Introduction: A renewed crisis centered on Noor Wali Mehsud The border crisis between Pakistan and Afghanistan has returned to the fore, with Noor Wali Mehsud, the long-haul figure behind the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), once again at the center of the narrative. An airstrike in Kabul targeting a vehicle believed to carry the militant cleric failed…