Conflicts in the region are hindering the implementation of a major energy project — it is beneficial for Russia to reconcile ...

Most Kurds are Sunni Muslims, but the Kurdish population has diverse religious, cultural, social and political traditions, as well as a variety of dialects of the Kurdish language. Throughout the ...

A new report examines the January 3, 2024 bombing in Kerman, Iran, looking at it not only as a deadly terrorist attack but also as a major information event that shaped narratives across the region ...

Inputs warn that Islamabad, under acute internal pressure due to Afghanistan and Balochistan, may attempt a retaliatory terror push that could trigger an escalation with India ...

Regional security officials say cross-border threats could intensify for Central Asia and Pakistan as armed groups expand ...

The Taliban’s refusal or inability to control terrorism within its borders is exposing the region to instability.

Pakistan previously nurtured the Taliban’s senior ranks, training and financing the Islamist group through its intelligence services and sheltering them during the 20-year Nato occupation of ...

Pakistan previously nurtured the Taliban’s senior ranks, training and financing the Islamist group through its intelligence services and sheltering them during the 20-year Nato occupation of ...

Afghanistan factor continues to disrupt the regional peace under the controversial rule of Taliban. Air strikes by Pakistan ...

Pakistan has announced it is now in an “open war” with the Taliban-led government of Afghanistan as it carried out major airstrikes on Afghan cities overnight, escalating months of simmering border ...

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, on Friday (February 27, 2026), with Islamabad's Defence Minister declaring the neighbours at "open war" following months of ...

Pakistan bombed major Afghan cities and declared "open war" after Afghanistan's Taliban rulers claimed an unprecedented aerial attack on Islamabad.