Even though the Taliban insisted they understood their obligation under Islamic law to educate both boys and girls, a law was issued that forbade girls older than eight from attending school. Maulvi Kalamadin stated that the ban was only te...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an international grouping of eight member states (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan), four observer states (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongol...
In 2005, Ayman al-Zawahiri as the second in command of al-Qaeda wrote a letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi stating that “We are in a battle, and more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media” [1]. Earlier, terror...
Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are dominating the battlefields in combat in the twenty-first century. The current confrontation between Russia and Ukraine, which involved the deployment of drones, has caused both nations to recon...
The Tahrek e Taliban Pakistan, which is also known as the Pakistani Taliban is an umbrella organization of various armed Islamist militant groups. This is one of the deadliest militant organizations in Pakistan, the group was formed in 2007...
China’s counter-terrorism policy is extremely scrutinized by western powers regularly, especially the data regarding its activities in Xinjiang province are being watched under a magnifying glass by the world. a large number of terrorism ac...
The 21st century is witnessing unprecedented challenges from the existing war of propaganda and false narratives among the global powers. Russia invaded Ukraine a few weeks ago on the pretext of demilitarizing and denazifying the country. P...
Turkey is the only Muslim majority country that is part of NATO and aspiring to be a member of the European Union for a long time. It is a predominantly Sunni majority country. Turkey once was an Islamic nation that was known for its modera...
The use of children in various conflicts around the world is perhaps the most immoral practice of war. Despite this fact, the presence of child soldiers in armed conflict has been rising at an alarming rate. Children can be seen involved in...
Terrorism using social media has become one of the world's most pressing concerns. There is a symbiotic relationship between domestic terrorist groups and international terrorist organisations, which is aggravating the issue. Terrorist grou...
Within few months since the Taliban took control of the country, the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan — known as Islamic State Khorasan province, ISIS-K, ISIS-KP, ISKP — has stepped up attacks across the country, as it tries to consol...
The Haqqani network has emerged as one of the powerful groups in the Taliban with four its members being nominated as cabinet members. The future of India's security interests in Taliban led Afghanistan government greatly depends on how Haq...
