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• Updated UN sanctions list includes 22 Taliban officials, including 14 cabinet members
  March 18, 2026
  An updated United Nations Security Council sanctions list includes 22 Taliban officials, among them 13 members of the Taliban cabinet, according to documents released after the council extended the mandate of its
• South Asia Intelligence Review
  March 18, 2026
  Maharashtra: Terminal Phase Maharashtra’s excellent performance in dealing with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) remained visible through 2025. In order to push the Maoists further back in the
• China urges restraint as Taliban-Pakistan clashes continue
  March 18, 2026
  China called on Taliban and Pakistan to resolve escalating clashes through dialogue and avoid further military escalation, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement following a phone call between Foreign
• India, Pakistan trade accusations amid Taliban clashes
  March 18, 2026
  Regional tensions linked to the Taliban-Pakistan clashes intensified over the past 24 hours as India and Pakistan exchanged sharp statements, while China said it is attempting to mediate between the two sides. India
• Taliban claim strike on Pakistani special forces site after airstrikes in Kandahar
  March 18, 2026
  The Taliban defense ministry said its forces carried out a strike on a Pakistani special forces facility in Pakistan’s South Waziristan district after Pakistani airstrikes targeted sites in southern Afghanistan. The
• Pakistani airstrikes target Taliban special forces site in Kandahar, sources say
  March 18, 2026
  Pakistani airstrikes targeted a Taliban special forces facility linked to the Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada in southern Afghanistan on Saturday night, sources confirmed to Amu TV, as the cross-border
• Afghan Media Reports: Iranian Ambassador In Kabul Says ‘There Are No Obstacles To The Recognition Of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
  March 17, 2026
  According to Afghan media reports, a series of recent statements from Iran indicate that it is rapidly moving to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) government. If Iran does so,
• Article Titled ‘Pakistan On The Brink Of Disintegration’
  March 17, 2026
  On February 17, 2026, over a week before Pakistan again launched a new wave of airstrikes on Afghan cities, Afghan Taliban media outlet Al-Mirsaad published an article warning that Pakistan is on the brink of collapse,
• Afghan Taliban Chief Of Army Staff Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat: Military Preparedness To Confront
  March 17, 2026
  Speaking at a recent graduation ceremony, Afghan Taliban Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat told cadets of the Taliban’s 313 Central Army Corps that military preparedness to confront
• Pakistan Can’t Replace Iran’s Role In The North-South Transport Corridor
  March 12, 2026
  Geopolitical factors unfortunately make this proposal a pipedream. One of the greatest consequences of the Third Gulf War is the de facto suspension of the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC). This megaproject