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...

The War Within: Pakistan's Daily Battle Against Taliban

Recent months have seen a significant surge in the presence of various Pakistani Taliban factions in the Waziristan region, which comprises three districts: North Waziristan, Upper Waziristan and Lower Waziristan in particula...

The Balancing Act: East Turkistan Islamic Party Between Syria and Afghanistan

On March 5, the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) released a revised version of its organizational statute, announcing a return to its original name, the East Turkistan Islamic Party (ETIP). This name change, reportedly approved ...

Taliban's Changing Behaviour: Factionalism, Nationalism and Beyond

The Pakistani Taliban's gradual shift in recent years from a jihadist movement — which transcends ethnic affiliations — to a gradual ethnically driven militancy is ultimately undermining its broad influence and appeal.The TTP...

TTP's Punjab Push: Militant Group Focuses on Recruitment, Finance and Partnerships

The closely knitted militant network, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has outlined its plans to expand attacks to Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, in the latest issue of its Ur...

Closure of Wagah-Attari Border disrupts key export route between India and Afghanistan

The closure of the Wagah-Attari border could have a severe effect on export of dry fruits from Afghanistan to India, traders have warned.Dry fruits are one of Afghanistan’s biggest exports, with 115,000 tons being exported be...

Gunmen Target Tourists in Kashmir, 26 Killed in Deadliest Attack in Years

Armed assailants launched a deadly attack on non-local tourists in the Indian-administered disputed Kashmir region on Tuesday afternoon, around 2:30 p.m. At least 26 domestic tourists, along with one Nepali, lost their l...

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 ...