On April 22, 2025, five Islamist militants ambushed a group of tourists in the Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K, or Kashmir). The attackers executed 26 civilians, mostly Hindus, by shooting them in the head after allegedly asking them to recite the Kalima, the Islamic declaration of faith.a The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of […]

Over the past 20 years, external states have sought to gain influence in Africa by assisting African countries in fighting terrorist groups.1 Beginning with the United States’ entrance into the Sahara and Sahel in the years after 9/11 to stem the tide of al-Qaida’s presence there, Washington would soon also become involved in trying to tamp down al-Shabaab’s presence in […]

A Divide Is Growing Between the Region’s Continental and Maritime Countries Policymakers and scholars in the West talk about Southeast Asia as a coherent region, but it has always been divided. The region’s 700 million people speak hundreds of languages and follow different religions, and its 11 countries vary in political system, size, geography, and level of economic development. Throughout […]

La Chine a officialisé le premier service régulier de transport de conteneurs sur la Route maritime du Nord, reliant la Chine à l’Europe occidentale en seulement 18 jours. La société Haijie Shipping amorcera la nouvelle liaison avec un voyage inaugural à la fin du mois de septembre, déjà totalement réservé, en utilisant le porte-conteneurs Istanbul Bridge d’une capacité de 4890 […]

Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has summoned members of his cabinet to Kandahar for consultations on the future of Bagram air base following repeated calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to reclaim the facility, multiple sources told Amu. The sources said the cabinet meeting is expected in the coming days and invitations have already been extended to senior Taliban officials. […]

In August, five years after a fatal military clash between China and India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Tianjin to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. The visit marked Modi’s first trip to China since relations between the Asian neighbors soured in 2020. Western analysts were struck by images of Modi holding […]

L’accord de Doha comme acte de capitulation : Analyse de la faillite stratégique de l’empire américain qui, après avoir dépensé des milliers de milliards, n’a acheté que le chaos et a renforcé ses ennemis. Août 2021 est devenu un moment de vérité non seulement pour l’Afghanistan, mais aussi pour le monde entier. Les images de la fuite panique des soldats […]

In response to President Trump’s remarks about retaking Bagram air base, Taliban army chief Fasihuddin Fitrat said Sunday at an event in Kabul that they will not compromise on any part of Afghanistan’s territory. “We assure our fellow countrymen that not even an inch of our land is up for negotiation,” Fitrat said. “It is completely impossible and unacceptable.” His […]

Taliban on Sunday urged the United States to adopt what it called a “realistic and rational approach”, saying Afghanistan’s independence and territorial integrity are nonnegotiable following President Trump’s recent remarks about retaking the Bagram air base. In a press statement, the Taliban said their administration seeks “positive relations based on mutual interests” with all countries, but emphasized that Afghanistan’s independence […]