After Chinese Nationals Killed, Taliban Move to Replace Local Tajik Fighters With Pashtun Units in Badakhshan
The Taliban administration has begun replacing local Tajik-origin fighters in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province with Pashtun fighters following the...
US Weapons Left in Afghanistan Now Integral to Taliban Defense and Used in Pakistan Attacks, SIGAR Report Says
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has revealed that the United States spent around $144 billion...
Trump’s New Security Strategy Pivots Hard to China, Economic Nationalism — and India-Focused South Asia
The White House has released President Donald Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS), a 33-page document that sharply narrows...
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After Chinese Nationals Killed, Taliban Move to Replace Local Tajik Fighters With Pashtun Units in Badakhshan
The Taliban administration has begun replacing local Tajik-origin fighters...
South Korea Scrambles Fighter Jets After Chinese and Russian Warplanes Enter Its Air Defense Zone
South Korea says it scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday...
Inside M23’s Emerging ‘State’: How a Rebel Movement Is Building Power, Governance and a Parallel Future in Eastern Congo
In a wooden hall on the foothills of North...
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Inside M23’s Emerging ‘State’: How a Rebel Movement Is Building Power, Governance and a Parallel Future in Eastern Congo
In a wooden hall on the foothills of North Kivu, hundreds of men and women sit in neat lines—listening not to government instructors, but to commanders of the M23 rebel movement. It is the final day of a two-week “re-education” course.M23’s leader, Sultani Makenga, asks a question that lands...
Israel’s Gaza City Takeover Plan Ignites Global Fury and Jeopardizes Palestinian Statehood
In a significant escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Israel’s...
Putin, Trump Float Ukraine Peace Plan with Bold Land Swap Proposal
At an Alaska summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin and...
Israel’s far-right national security minister visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque and claimed to have prayed there
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's far-right National Security Minister, visited the...
Iran is set to reject the US nuclear proposal, according to an Iranian diplomat
Iran is set to dismiss a U.S. proposal aimed...
Pakistan initiates a military campaign targeting several key installations in India
On early Saturday, Pakistan initiated the military operation 'Bunyan...


