Kabul’s decision to sever trade ties with Pakistan highlights geopolitical tensions, economic vulnerabilities, and the challenge of finding alternative routes through Iran and Central Asia.
Despite the Taliban’s opium ban, Afghanistan remains a major opium producer and is rapidly emerging as a center for synthetic drug production, posing regional and global security challenges.
A new policy brief warns that Afghanistan has transformed into the epicenter of anti-Pakistan terrorism, urging a unified international strategy to compel the Taliban regime to dismantle terror networks.
Mufti Kifayatullah’s remarks spark backlash as experts warn linking militancy with the Pashtun rights narrative undermines peace and national sacrifices.
