On December 10, 2024, Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) targeted an intelligence checkpoint of the Taliban, killing four Taliban fighters and injuring two others, at Mustofiat Square in Herat city of Herat Province. On December 10, 2024, AFF targeted a convoy of Taliban intelligence vehicles, killing three Taliban fighters and injuring one fighter in Pul-e-Guzargah area in the 7th Police District […]

The border accord between Beijing and New Delhi facilitates the advent of a multipolar Eurasia more robust against U.S. unilateralism and protectionism The Sino-Indian border patrol agreement concluded in October brings an end to a four-year military standoff between Beijing and New Delhi. While only China and India are directly involved in the pact, the implications of it go beyond […]

The fall of Bashar Al Assad’s brutal regime is a moment for celebration. He is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians and the immiseration of millions more. Like his late Baathist co-partisan, Sadaam Hussein, Assad used the state to torture, kill, and maim innocent civilians for decades. He will now join Edward Snowden in exile in […]

Named ‘Azad’ [liberated] Jammu & Kashmir by Islamabad, this area of J&K under Pakistan’s illegal occupation [PoJK] since 1947 unfortunately doesn’t quite live up to its name as its people are anything but free. To begin with, Para 7 [3] of PoJK constitution criminalises freedom of expression by mandating that “No person or political party in Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]

Le chef rebelle victorieux al-Joulani a combattu bras dessus bras dessous avec les militants du Parti islamique du Turkestan, les mêmes Ouïghours devenus «cause humanitaire nationale» en France jusque dans le 38e congrès du PCF où une motion de soutien a été votée en leur faveur alors que Vincent Boulet présidait la séance d’un tel vote. Oui ! mais oui […]

On December 3, 2024, the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K-YA) issued a demand of INR two million from Oil India Limited (OIL), a prominent petroleum company. The extortion note was delivered to the company’s office in the Manabhum Reserve in the Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh, by Tha Aung, an NSCN-K-YA ‘major’. The note […]

Khalil al Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s minister of refugees and a terrorist wanted by the United States, was killed in a suicide attack today outside of his ministry building. Khalil served as the minister of refugees since the fall of the Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021. Khalil’s death was confirmed on X by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. While no […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has expressed its condolences over the martyrdom of the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani’s, and said he was “a tireless Mujahid in the way of God”. IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani’s martyrdom was a great loss for the government, the Mujahideen, his family and all Afghans. “Khalil-ur-Rahman […]

Six Pakistani soldiers and 22 militants were killed in armed clashes in a northwestern region on Saturday, the army said, amid an increase in attacks on security forces in the area. The firefights took place in three districts after soldiers conducted intelligence-based operations in Waziristan and its adjoining regions, the army statement said, Reuters reported. The Pakistan Taliban, known as […]

A number of high-ranking officials this weekend called for support for Afghanistan as the country’s authorities seek ways to move towards stability and prosperity. This year’s Doha Forum, in Qatar, which focused on global developments and crises, officials present included Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Norway Espen Barth Eide, UNAMA chief Roza Otunbayeva among others.