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PESHAWAR: Soon after a grenade struck his house in Peshawar city three months ago, Ihsan Khan, a well-known trader in the capital of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, received a phone call. “Next time, the entire home will be blown up if you don’t pay Rs300 million ($1.2 million),” the voice on the other end said.

The bombing in Kabul, which also left 4 Afghan civilians dead, was the first strike on a diplomatic mission since the Taliban regained control.

The Islamist militant group once controlled large swathes of the mountainous region that borders Afghanistan and is populated by Pashtuns. Tens of thousands of people were killed and millions more displaced in years of TTP attacks and the armys large-scale military operations against it, RFE/RL reported. The

The return of the dreaded Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is causing great anxiety among civilians, media reports said.The Islamist militant group once controlled large swathes of the ...

The Islamist militant group once controlled large swathes of the mountainous region that borders Afghanistan and is populated by Pashtuns. Tens of thousands of people were killed and millions more displaced in years of TTP attacks and the armys large-scale military operations against it, RFE/RL reported. The

For many Pakistanis, the return of hundreds of armed Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants is a terrible sign. They are worried about once again having to live under the oppressive rule of the TTP, whose violence killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.

IS-Ks primary aim is to prevent the Taliban from transitioning into a [functional] government from an insurgency

This week’s Gandhara Briefing brings you insights on how the Islamic State-Khorasan’s relentless attacks are undermining the Taliban’s claims of establishing security, why Afghanistan’s leading broadcaster is embracing Taliban restrictions, and the first Afghan Eid al-Fitr under the Taliban.

A spate of high-profile attacks claimed by IS-K militants in recent weeks has punctured the Talibans narrative that it has restored law and order in the war-wrecked country, RFE/RL reported.Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have ...

A surge in deadly attacks by the IS-K militant group on religious minorities has busted the Taliban's claims that it has established "security" in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban's claim that it has "defeated" IS-K, the group remains resilient and regularly attacks Taliban fighters and officials.