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...

Why Kurram Will Remain Unsettled

Kurram’s security mosaic has been altered and a traditional understanding of a cause and effect [read as retaliatory attacks between rival Sunni and Shia sects] does not offer a solution-based analysis. While histories are im...

Amidst Diplomatic Makeover, Pakistan Strikes TTP in Afghanistan

Four days after 16 soldiers died in an assault by the Pakistani Taliban on a border post, Pakistan retaliated by striking the militant group inside Afghanistan, third time since August 15, 2021.The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan [...

TKD EXCLUSIVE: Pakistani Officials Believe Pakistani Taliban Have Developed 'Nascent' Drone Technology

There have been at least 6 suspected attacks in the last two months in North Waziristan tribal district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which officials believe were “Quadcopter Borne IEDs” targeting security facilities and transport.“Alt...

Attack on Diplomatic Convoy in Scenic Swat Valley, Kills one Policeman, Injures Three

An improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a vehicle of the police who were escorting 24 diplomats and their families. A policeman was killed and three others sustained injuries.The diplomats were on an official visit to t...

Fluid Identities: Abdul Rahim – From a Soldier to a Taliban Commander

The fringes of Peshawar City have historically sheltered the most lethal Taliban factions. Hassankhel, situated on the outskirts of Peshawar and previously a part of the semi-autonomous Frontier Region (FR) of ex-FATA, has lo...