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UN Maintains Sanctions on Key Taliban Leaders, Removes Dozens
PAF Targets Terror Hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kabul and Nangarhar
Akhunzada Imposes New Restrictions on Charity Donations in Afghanistan
UN Sanctions on Afghan Taliban Leaders Draw Outcry from Group Spokesperson
UN Tightens Sanctions on Taliban Leaders as Global Concern Grows

Category: Long Reads

Afghanistan and Central Asia: Pragmatism Instead of Illusions

Afghanistan and Central Asia: Pragmatism Instead of Illusions

Afghanistan remains one of the most complex and controversial spots on the map of Eurasia. After the Taliban came to power in 2021, it seemed the countries of Central Asia were faced with a choice: to distance themselves from the new regime or cautiously engage with it. However, it appears they have chosen a third path – pragmatic cooperation free from political intentions.
  • Afghanistan, Central Asia, Editor's Choice, Geopolitics, Long Reads
Pakistan’s Gwadar Airport: A Grand Infrastructure Without Flights—What Went Wrong?

Pakistan’s Gwadar Airport—What Went Wrong?

Why has Pakistan’s Gwadar Airport failed to take off, and what does this tell us about the country’s broader developmental challenges?
  • Balochistan, Economy, Featured, Investigatives, Long Reads, Pakistan
Torkham closure enters day two. [Image via Google Images].

Torkham Tensions: Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Closure Enters Second Day

Torkham closure enters day two—stranding traders and families amid Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions over security concerns and trench digging.
  • Afghanistan, Investigatives, Khyber, Long Reads, Pakistan
Richard Hanania's 2021 newsletter article on Afghanistan conflict and U.S. withdrawal

Tetlock and the Taliban

  • Afghanistan, Belief Engine, Editor's Choice, Long Reads, Security
UN sanctions on Taliban leaders

UN Maintains Sanctions on Key Taliban Leaders, Removes Dozens

UN updates sanctions on Taliban officials. Key leaders remain under restrictions while dozens of others are removed from the list.
  • Afghanistan, News, Taliban, UN
Pakistan Air Force targets Afghan terror hideouts

PAF Targets Terror Hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kabul and Nangarhar

Pakistan Air Force conducts precision strikes on militant camps in Kabul and Nangarhar, targeting terror infrastructure and weapons stores.
  • Afghanistan, News, Pakistan, Terrorism
Hibatullah Akhundzada charity restrictions Afghanistan

Akhunzada Imposes New Restrictions on Charity Donations in Afghanistan

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada introduces new rules restricting direct charity and requiring a share of donations in Afghanistan.
  • Afghanistan, Opinion
UN sanctions Afghan Taliban leaders

UN Sanctions on Afghan Taliban Leaders Draw Outcry from Group Spokesperson

UN imposes travel bans, asset freezes, and arms embargoes on 22 Taliban leaders to hold them accountable for human rights abuses in Afghanistan.
  • Afghanistan, Human Rights, News, Taliban
UN sanctions Taliban India minorities

UN Tightens Sanctions on Taliban Leaders as Global Concern Grows

UN updates sanctions on 22 Taliban leaders amid militant concerns, while religious freedom deteriorates in India, raising global human rights alarms.
  • Afghanistan, Human Rights, India, News, Religion
Taliban leader Eid message 2026

Taliban Leader’s Eid Message Draws Criticism Amid Repressive Policies

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada’s Eid message praised Taliban rule but drew criticism amid restrictions on women and Afghanistan’s crises.
  • Afghanistan, Human Rights, News, Taliban
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