Pakistan supported the Taliban, expecting help against the TTP, reduced Indian influence, and progress on the TAPI pipeline, but the Taliban have not fulfilled these expectations. Taliban leaders ...

In this episode of Beyond the Indus, leading Pakistan security expert Dr. Christine Fair, a professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, joins host Tushar Shetty to explore Pakistan ...

A1: The announcement of “open war” follows a week of escalating conflict. On February 22, 2026, Pakistan carried out multiple air strikes against several alleged camps used by militant groups, ...

Pakistan and the Taliban regime have kicked off a new round of negotiations in Istanbul. The talks are ostensibly aimed at preventing further escalation of their violent clashes over the past month.

After tensions boiled for years, Pakistan has finally done the unthinkable. It has launched an all out war against the Afghan Taliban, sparking a conflict that feels like it is edging the region ...

Pakistan's worst nightmare has become reality. The Taliban, the monster Pakistan itself created, has now turned its guns on its creator, and the message from Kabul is crystal clear: Pakistan will be ...

Tensions between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban regime have sharply escalated since late February, heightening regional instability and raising concerns about the risk of a prolonged ...

Pakistan has declared open war on the Afghan Taliban, launching airstrikes on Kabul, Kandahar, and other key targets after Taliban forces attacked border posts in a major escalation along the disputed ...