Countries Move to Crack Down on Islamic State Khorasan Globally

Within the first weeks of June, several countries conducted a number of operations against Islamic State’s networks with links to the organization’s branch in the Khorasan region – Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) –, namely Afgh...

Pakistan's New Visa Regime with Afghanistan Sparks Protests in Balochistan

In November last year, Pakistan National Apex Committee, a high-level government forum established in 2015 following the Peshawar Army Public School attack to oversee counter-terrorism efforts, decided to implement stricter b...

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...

Adapting to Survive: The TTP's 17-Year Quest for Relevance

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has undergone substantial transformations since its inception in December 2007. Under the two previous leaderships, Mawlana Fazlullah Khorasani and Hakeemullah Mehsud, the TTP operated mor...

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...

Four Arrested in Connection with Deadly Attack on Chinese Nationals in Pakistan

In a breakthrough in the investigation into the attack on Chinese nationals, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has announced the arrest of at least four people involved in the March 26 suicide bombi...

A Faction of Pakistani Taliban Kidnapped the Judge, Pakistani Officials Believe

The kidnapping of the Session Judge of South Waziristan merged district, which occurred on April 27, has not been claimed by any group yet. However, according to officials, the Gandapur faction of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) ...

A Troubled Province: Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Plagued by Protests and Violence

On Friday night, armed attackers stormed the Iranian port city of Chabahar in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province. At the same time, the district guards of the country’s Rask City also came under attack. During the initial...

Towards a New Phase of Militancy: Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s Overall Restructure

Since early 2023, the militant landscape in Pakistan has become quite intricate and evolved into a more complex dynamic, including the emergence of new groups; the alignment of different factions; and changes in policies by m...