Sharaa's Government Expands Ties with Pakistan as Tensions with Israel Mount

Syria and Pakistan have agreed to deepen political, economic and security cooperation, with Damascus announcing plans to upgrade diplomatic representation to ambassadorial level and revive institutional mechanisms aimed at ex...

The Long Shadow of Mr.Durand: What Happens Between Pakistan and Taliban lead Afghanistan.

In the rugged corridors of the northwest, where the Durand Line has been trying to rebuild itself as a border for a decade and a half, it keeps bleeding like an unhealing wound. The silence of the night that has been shattere...

Israel's "Takhbula" Vs Iran's Mosaic Doctrine at Play - Who Wins?

The numbers tell a story that strategists in Tel Aviv and Washington did not anticipate. Weeks into the 2026 Iran War, since the joint US-Israeli decapitation strikes of 28 February that eliminated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Al...

Pakistan–Afghanistan Conflict Escalates Into Unprecedented Cross-Border War

The latest escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan marks one of the most serious confrontations between the two neighbours in decades, with cross-border strikes penetrating deep into Afghan territory in a manner rarely se...

EXCLUSIVE: ISIS-K Suffers Major Blow as Spokesman Sultan Aziz Azzam Arrested by Pakistani Intelligence

Sultan Aziz Azzam, the founder of the Al-Azaim Foundation—ISIS-K's official media outlet responsible for recruitment efforts—and spokesperson for the organisation, has been apprehended by Pakistan’s premier Intelligence agenc...

Behind the Veil: The Bajaur Jirga and its Impact

After eight days of rigorous negotiations encompassing seven rounds of dialogue between the local Bajaur jirga and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), discussions ended in a decisive deadlock. The final session, conducted on Au...

TKD EXCLUSIVE: Islamic State Khorasan’s deadly face Sharifullah Planned Hamid Karzai Airport Bombing in Prison

A top Islamic State Khorasan leader and mastermind of the Abbey Gate bombing at the Hamid Karzai Airport that resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S troops and scores of Afghans, has been arrested from the border province of Afghan...

Attacking the Haqqania: Islamic State Khorasan’s Expanding Ideological War

On February 28, 2025, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the Haqqania Madrassa in Akora Khattak, Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The explosion took place shortly after the principal of the seminary ...

Taliban Governance shakeup: Haibatullah’s close aides appointed to secure Kandahar and Northern Provinces

Taliban Supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has made several changes to Afghanistan’s governance structure, shuffling several ministers and deputies. However, the latest round of changes has been characterized by the...

Afghani Tumbles: Currency Weakens Over 10% in Two Weeks

The value of the Afghan currency, Afghani (AFN), has been rapidly depreciating against the US dollar since early January 2025.This comes following the US President Donald Trump warning that billions of dollars' worth of aid s...