Afghan Taliban Regime

Pakistani troops patrol along Pakistan-Afghanistan border fence at Big Ben post in the Khyber district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 3, 2021. (AFP)

TTP–Afghan Taliban nexus: Inside the cross-border terrorist network

The Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan’s links with the Afghan Taliban have become a defining factor in the security challenges along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

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Anti-Taliban group briefly seizes strategic Badakhshan district of Afghanistan

An armed group takes temporary control of a district in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, challenging the Taliban regime's control for the first time since 2021.

July 18, 2026

Afghanistan's opium stockpiles sustain global heroin trade despite Taliban ban: UN

UN says that large quantities of opium accumulated before the ban continue to feed international drug markets, delaying any immediate disruption to global heroin supplies.

June 27, 2026

UN voices 'serious concern' over detention of Afghan journalists

United Nations express "serious concern" over the detention of at least three Afghan journalists, arrested last week by Taliban security agencies on unknown charges

May 14, 2026

Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a formal fact-check, stating that Afghan media claims of military strikes on Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University in Kunar province as fabricated (Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University, Kunar/Faceboo

Pakistan fact-checks Afghan strike claims, points to TTP cover-up

Pakistan's information ministry rejects Afghan media reports of strikes on a Kunar university as fabricated; says the claims are designed to conceal Afghan Taliban support for cross-border terrorist attacks on Pakistan.

April 27, 2026

Ariana Afghan Airlines (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Ariana Afghan Airlines to increase Kabul-Islamabad flights

Starting next week, the airline will operate three weekly flights on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, up from the current two flights on Sundays and Thursdays.

April 2, 2026

Afghanistan announces release of detained US citizen

The Afghanistan’s Taliban government said it released US citizen Dennis Coyle after holding him for more than a year. The UAE helped with his release, and he was reunited with his family in Kabul before Eid.

March 24, 2026

Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claim, says Kabul strikes hit terrorist infrastructure

Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban claims of hitting a Kabul hospital, saying strikes targeted terrorist sites as part of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in response to cross-border threats and ongoing security concerns.

March 17, 2026

Fact Check: Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban regime’s claim of civilian targeting

Says, ‘The claim by so called Deputy Spokesperson of Afghan Taliban regime is yet again a poor attempt to cover up their own heinous targeting of civilian population along Pak-Afghan Border.’

March 16, 2026