After the sudden shift to Sharia law under the first Taliban regime was met with Western backlash, Afghanistan’s rulers are now moving gradually to tighten their hold.
Published25 Sep, 202410:22am
The Islamic State's most lethal province utilises encrypted communication channels for planning attacks, with almost minimal physical interaction.
Published27 Jun, 202411:55am
Despite years of immense sacrifices, the genie of militancy has once again emerged from the bottle, this time armed with advanced weaponry and tactics, posing a formidable challenge.
Updated13 Dec, 202304:02pm
The threat of religious militancy is not going away any time soon; expecting a two-decade long conflict to be fixed with interventions spanning weeks or months is somewhat delusional.
Published10 Jul, 202311:55am