The mysterious elimination of Haji Lali Mama Nurzai, longtime operative of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and architect of jihadist training networks, marks more than the end of a single militant’s career. It is a symbol of Pakistan’s shrinking influence over Afghanistan, and of the Taliban’s deliberate pivot toward a pragmatic foreign policy that increasingly sidelines Islamabad in favor of […]

Afghan military spokesman confirmed the incident, while residents reported the pilot’s parachute descent. The event followed recent Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan cities, including Kabul, intensifying the conflict. Taliban fighters look up while manning an armed pickup truck at the Afghan side of the Ghulam Khan crossing with Pakistan in Khost province, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Saifullah Zahir) Tensions […]

The Taliban said Thursday evening that their forces had launched attacks on Pakistani military posts along the eastern border and claimed to have seized multiple outposts in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, marking a sharp escalation in already rising tensions between the two sides. In statements circulated by Taliban officials, they said two Pakistani posts had been “captured” in the Machinaw […]

The Taliban said Pakistani forces struck Kabul and two other cities after border clashes late Thursday. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that Pakistani airstrikes targeted Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia in the early hours of midnight on Friday. He claimed that no one was harmed in the airstrikes. Amu reporters earlier said that the airstrikes were heard in various areas in […]

The spokesperson expressed hope that “good-faith dialogue” between Kabul and Islamabad would help defuse the crisis. Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said Tehran is deeply concerned about the rising tension between Kabul and Islamabad, warning that any further escalation could have consequences beyond the two neighboring states. Speaking at a press conference, Baghaei said Iran stands ready to […]

A worsening militancy in Southwest Asia is again ramping up the risk of a major conflict between nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan.. Pakistan has twice bombed territory deep inside Afghanistan, the latest raid coming overnight Saturday after a series of deadly attacks which Pakistan blamed on India-backed militants hiding in the country. The Taliban government has threatened to reply at […]

Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine turned Russia into a pariah state in the West overnight. The Russian president had assumed he could topple the Ukrainian government within days. But as his 40-mile armored column stalled on the road to Kyiv, Moscow found itself in a protracted conflict, with an unexpectedly resilient opponent backed to the hilt by Washington and […]

A Declaration of Arrest Report, issued by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in connection with the detention of Ori Solomon on January 31, states that there is a “deeper conspiracy” between an illegal biological lab in Reedley, California and a residence containing apparently dangerous substances in Nevada. Fortunately, in California, Code Enforcement Officer Jesalyn Harper in December 2022 noticed […]

Toplines The United States is reportedly hesitating over whether to fulfill its next arms sales to Taiwan out of concern that it could derail US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Beijing. Suspending the sales would risk emboldening the CCP and encouraging it to pursue further concessions from the United States, however. In a phone call on February 16, CCP […]

La nouvelle initiative lancée à Washington par les États-Unis, l’Union européenne et le Japon sur les minéraux essentiels n’est pas un simple projet industriel. Il s’agit d’une étape dans la compétition stratégique mondiale. Lorsque plus de cinquante pays se réunissent pour discuter de terres rares, d’aimants permanents, de gallium ou de tungstène, le véritable enjeu est celui du pouvoir. Qui […]