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    Imad Abbas

    Researcher at The Khorasan Diary.
    Economic Cost of Conflict: Trade Suffers Amid Pak-Afghan Border Tension

    Economic Cost of Conflict: Trade Suffers Amid Pak-Afghan Border Tension

    Cross-border tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated into a recurring pattern of confrontations between the two countries in recent years. The latest incident on August 12, 2024, involved an intense bord...

    Imad Abbas

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    6 months ago

    Challenges Posed by Unabated Smuggling, Illicit Trade along Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

    Challenges Posed by Unabated Smuggling, Illicit Trade along Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

    The prolonged and protracted wars and conflicts spanning almost four decades in Afghanistan have resulted in neighboring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) becoming plagued with informal economy. This shift is primarily attributed to th...

    Imad Abbas

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    Islamic State Khorasan And The Threats To Sufis

    Islamic State Khorasan And The Threats To Sufis

    On August 17 2022, a huge explosion targeted the Siddiqiya Mosque in Kabul, claiming more than 20 lives and injuring over 30 others, including the khatib, Maulvi Amir Muhammad Kabuli. While no group claimed responsibility for...

    Imad Abbas Riccardo Valle

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    1 year ago

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