Two years after the Taliban in South Asia
From the blog of Sergio Restelli at The Times of Israel
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From the blog of Sergio Restelli at The Times of Israel
Nine people were flogged in an Afghan Taliban-ruled court on September 17.
A raid by the Pakistani Taliban into the remote northwestern district of Chitral surprised many. Experts see the incursion as a Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) effort to control territory to further boost its expanding insurgency in Pakistan.
Stringent security measures are in place, say border officials
Al Qaeda–linked and IS-linked militants are continuing to expand in northern Mali and threatening to control major population centers. Al Qaeda–linked militants are exploiting the void left by withdrawing UN forces to besiege and coerce regional capitals