Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have averted for now further violence by caving in to demands of a militant, supremacist religious group. But in doing so, Mr. Khan is allowing radical ultra-conservatism to fester, undermining social cohesion, threatening economic development, and giving militants a say in foreign policy. The government’s surrender to Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan or ‘I am Present Pakistan […]

AFGHANISTAN The Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP) claimed an attack on a military hospital in Kabul that killed at least 25 people and injured 50 others. This is the latest in a string of attacks by the jihadist group since mid-August when their bigger rivals the Taliban seized power. The Taliban have raided IS-KP hideouts, arrested hundreds of suspected members […]