Sources in the Pakistani Taliban told RFE/RL that the group’s leadership has been ordered to relocate from the Afghan capital ...

Pakistan supported the Taliban, expecting help against the TTP, reduced Indian influence, and progress on the TAPI pipeline, but the Taliban have not fulfilled these expectations. Taliban leaders ...

Amid a raging war with Israel and the United States, another flashpoint is hotting up on Iran's eastern flank. Afghanistan's Taliban government on Friday said it targeted Pakistani military centres ...

After tensions boiled for years, Pakistan has finally done the unthinkable. It has launched an all out war against the Afghan Taliban, sparking a conflict that feels like it is edging the region ...

Pakistan has expanded cross-border strikes into a declared open war with Afghanistan. Islamabad says the campaign is meant to destroy militant sanctuaries and pressure the Taliban. The conflict could ...

Frontline Watch provides a weekly update on emerging terrorist activities and global threat trends, with Counterterrorism Managing Editor Dr. Mahmut Cengiz examining the developments shaping the ...

In the rugged geography of the Hindu Kush, isolation has long been a tool of survival. But for the Taliban-led administration in early 2026, that isolation has become a trap. Afghanistan currently ...

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani and Afghan forces launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes on Friday, and each side claimed to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the ...