As the war with Iran rages on, the war between Afghanistan and Pakistan also shows no signs of abating. The battle has largely gotten lost in the new cycle. At the center of the conflict is Pakistan’s accusation that the Afghan Taliban is providing safe havens for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban) […]
Pakistan-Afghanistan war shows no signs of ending, dozens killed
As the world’s attention is fixed on the American-Israeli war on Iran, another war is raging, but getting much less attention: the war between Pakistan and Afghanistan. At the center of the conflict is Pakistan’s accusation that the Afghan Taliban is providing safe havens for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban) to launch […]
Pakistan: At least a dozen soldiers killed in Taliban-linked jihad suicide bombing at military installation
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks have been leading to higher tensions between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan. A major crisis is reportedly looming. According to the US Institute of Peace: The Pakistani Taliban, which has killed thousands of Pakistanis and seeks to establish a Taliban-style, Shariah-compliant state in Pakistan. This has stunned Islamabad, which was operating […]
Pakistan: 44 killed, over 200 wounded in jihad suicide bombing at political rally
The bombing was yet another show of Muslim-on-Muslim violence in a rivalry between jihad groups. According to the AP report, “the Bajur district near the Afghan border was a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban — a close ally of Afghanistan’s Taliban government — before the Pakistani army drove the militants out of the area.” The […]