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...

ISKP Begins Publishing Pashto News Bulletins Using Artificial Intelligence

The Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) began its first propaganda bulletin using artificial intelligence following the attack in Bamyan, Afghanistan on May 17, 2024, in which four people including three Spanish tourists were kille...

Deciphering the TTP’s Strategy To Revive in Punjab

Pakistan has lately been witnessing a surge in militant attacks across the country, especially since November 2022 when the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) decided to break a fragile ceasefire agreement with the then governm...

The Future Conflict: Artificial Intelligence Posing Real Threat In Countering Terrorism

As the world grapples with the complexities of maintaining global security, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a double-edged sword, igniting a virtual arms race that transcends traditional conflict paradigms. T...

“Afghan Taliban directly aiding terrorism in Pakistan,” say Top Pakistani Officials

The spiral of violence is gradually becoming murkier with at least 11 newer jihadist entities emerging or re-emerging in this triangle of threats between Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran. As we move ahead in time from August 15, 202...

To End Spiralling Violence, Maulana Fazlur Rehman Intends To Mediate Talks Between Afghan Taliban, and Pakistan over TTP

While there is no appetite for Islamabad to engage in peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, there is a dire need to put the relationship with the Afghan Taliban back on track to restrain the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP)...

Pakistani Doctor Muhammad Masood's Attempted ISIS Involvement: A Closer Look

On August 25, a “licensed” Pakistani doctor employed as a research coordinator at a medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, was sentenced to 18 years in a U.S. prison. Muhammad Masood, 31, was arrested in March 2020, by ...

TKD EXCLUSIVE: Creeping Ideology; The ‘Generation-Z’ Freelancers of the ISKP

In April of 2023, the Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP) released a video montage, featuring footage of two significant locations – the Serena Hotel and a Police Facilitation Centre situated in the heart of Islamabad. The video...

TKD ANALYSIS: The Persistent Threat of Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) Against Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) in Bajaur

At least 63 people were killed and more than 200 injured on July 30 after an explosion ripped through the tribal city of Khar in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Bajaur district that borders Afghanistan. The suicide...

The Perplexing Credit Taking Dynamics within Militant Organizations

Early in the morning on July 12, 2023, a group of five militants belonging to the newly founded jihadist group, the Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), stormed a garrison post in Balochistan province’s Zhob district.The TJP immed...