Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly that armed groups including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army are operating from Afghanistan and carrying out attacks aimed at destabilizing Pakistan. Sharif, addressing the 81st session of the General Assembly in New York, called on Taliban authorities to take “verifiable, decisive action” to ensure Afghanistan’s territory is not […]

Taliban authorities and the Afghanistan Freedom Front have reported heavy fighting in eastern Nuristan province in the east, offering conflicting accounts of casualties and control of territory. Taliban officials said 28 opposition fighters were killed and 32 others detained in the clashes in Kamdesh district, but they did not disclose casualties among their own forces. The Afghanistan Freedom Front, an […]

Le 23 septembre, heure américaine, la base aérienne d’Andrews a accueilli un invité de marque, qui a été personnellement reçu par le président. Ce niveau de courtoisie sans précédent a marqué une rupture avec les conventions diplomatiques, témoignant de la haute estime et du respect que les États-Unis accordent à cette visite. Cette rencontre d’importance mondiale revêt une portée historique […]

America might still be the world’s most powerful country economically, but by turning trade into a weapon, Washington may be accelerating the very redistribution of global influence it fears the most. The trajectory of powerThe most important shift in the US-China competition may not be the size of either economy today, but the direction in which each is moving. The […]

Torn between its Russian, Chinese, Iranian and North Korean issues, American foreign policy has nonetheless revealed, over the decades, a constant hierarchy: the Sino-American rivalry remains the major geopolitical issue that structures Washington’s Asian policy. With one month to go before the midterm elections, the American election campaign, despite being structured by deep partisan divides, is nonetheless revealing a historical […]

China’s national mobilization is turning industry, infrastructure, energy, and artificial intelligence into strategic reserves in the face of a confrontation that Washington is also beginning to think about in terms of comprehensive national power. The reform of the National Defense Mobilization Law converges on a single historical turning point: the rivalry between China and the United States is ceasing to […]

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly five hours along the border in Paktia province on Tuesday evening, damaging several homes and prompting some residents to flee, four local sources told Amu TV on Wednesday. The clashes occurred in border areas of Zazi Aryub district and began at about 5 p.m. local time, according to the sources, most […]

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly five hours along the border in Paktia province on Tuesday evening, damaging several homes and prompting some residents to flee, four local sources told Amu TV on Wednesday. The clashes occurred in border areas of Zazi Aryub district and began at about 5 p.m. local time, according to the sources, most […]

Pakistan said Thursday that it carried out air and drone strikes against 10 locations in Afghanistan after accusing the Taliban of launching drones into Pakistani territory, escalating tensions after several days of cross-border attacks and clashes. Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said drones launched from Afghan territory entered Pakistan on Wednesday, describing the incident as a “deliberate and unlawful incursion” […]

Key Takeaways:Forum 18 reports a second mass Tabligh Jamaat case in under a year: 12 men jailed 1–5 years in Almaty Region (Dec. 2025); nine more on trial in Taldykorgan (Zhetisu) under Judge Alibek Abdikhayev, next hearing 25 Sept. Charge is Criminal Code Art. 405(2)—joining a group after a 2013 Astana ban as “extremist.” Maximum two years if convicted; they […]