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 ministry said the “military camp” is belonged to Pakistani special forces in Wana, the center of South Waziristan. The ministry said buildings used by Pakistani commando forces and other […]

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 fighting entered its 18th day. Sources also said that the strikes hit a unit in Kandahar’s District 9 where fighters loyal to Akhundzada were being trained. The number of casualties […]

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, it will be the second country after Russia to have recognized the Taliban government in Kabul. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: “Iran Looks At Neighboring Countries […]

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, with Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (which now includes the Federally Administered Tribal Areas) already outside its sovereign control. The article, titled “Pakistan On The […]

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 unbelievers is obligatory on Muslims. According to a Dari-language statement issued by the Afghan Defense Ministry on February 17, 2026, Fitrat said: “Preparedness is necessary in confronting those […]

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 connects Russia and India via Iran (through branch corridors across Azerbaijan, the Caspian, and Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan) as well as India with Afghanistan and Central Asia via Iran too. This kaleidoscope […]

As the U.S.–Israeli bombardment of Iran continues with no end in sight, the economic shockwaves are already hitting American farmers, with some struggling to buy fertilizer and gasoline prices rising. The war zone sits at the crossroads of the world’s fertilizer supply. Since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran a week ago, maritime traffic through the Strait […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Persistent Peril On March 7, 2026, three Policemen were killed while 31 people, including five Policemen and 26 civilians, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Rustam Bazaar area of Wana tehsil (revenue unit) in the South Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). According to the Police, the explosion occurred when Policemen on routine […]

Letting this unilateral escort mission continue unimpeded could lead to Pakistan forming the core of a multilateral mission for neutralizing Iran’s ace of closing the Strait of Hormuz, but stopping it risks expanding the war, so it’s unclear exactly what the IRGC will decide to do since neither option is ideal. Pakistan announced the launch of Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr (“Protector of […]

The Taliban’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said their administration is facing an “imposed war” with Pakistan as clashes between the two sides continue. Addressing an iftar meeting with foreign diplomats at the Foreign Ministry in Kabul, Muttaqi blamed Pakistan for violating the ceasefire the two sides agreed on last year in Doha. “We are facing an imposed war,” […]