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Security Pakistan Civilians Shelling TTP Airstrike Taliban Casualties

Jan 16

Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan mark significant policy shift

Allegedly targeting TTP assets, the strikes — killing dozens of civilians — mark a significant escalation in violence.

Forced Displacement Deportations Foreign relations Camps Detention Pakistan Human Rights Taliban

Jan 16

Pakistan detains hundreds of Afghans for deportation

Refugees, including women and children, caught in escalating Afghan-Pakistani disputes.

Human Rights Women's rights Taliban

Jan 16

Taliban reaffirms ban on women working for NGOs

Directive threatens licenses of NGOs defying restrictions, despite informal exceptions.

Security Foreign relations Russia Taliban

Jan 16

Moscow moves towards delisting Taliban from “terrorism” blacklist

Legislation paves the way for Taliban cooperation but prompts regional security concerns.

Pakistan Terrorism Violence Security Taliban ISKP

Dec 20

Taliban Minister Khalil Haqqani killed in ISKP-claimed suicide attack

Taliban blames “foreign countries” for aiding ISKP amid rumours of internal tensions.

Internal Discord Foreign relations Taliban

Dec 20

Taliban Supreme Leader reportedly orders ban on foreign organisations

Reported ban sparks opposition within the Taliban leadership

Violence Public punishments Sharia Taliban

Dec 20

Taliban enforce first Hadd punishment with public flogging in Parwan

Man lashed 80 times for false adultery claim as Taliban begin enforcing severe Sharia punishments.

Dec 20

Taliban mark Assad’s fall with rallies, sweets, and solidarity messages

Taliban emphasise Syrian ‘victory’ as a milestone for the Muslim ummah amid internal differences.

Education Women's rights Education ban Protests Taliban Healthcare

Dec 20

Taliban ban women from medical studies, sparking protests across provinces

New Taliban ban ends women's medical education, raising alarm over future healthcare for Afghan women.

Social Media Security Threats Terrorism Media Information environment ISKP Propaganda

Dec 9

ISKP calls for “lone wolf” attacks in Khorasan

First calls for attacks in the territory marks a strategic shift for the group

Foreign relations Social Media NRF Media Disinformation Information environment Resistance

Dec 9

NRF social media campaign seeks support from Trump cabinet picks

Using official channels and unofficial pro-NRF accounts, the group promotes its stance to the U.S. and appeals for tougher anti-Taliban policy

Women's rights Media Education Information environment Taliban Propaganda Children

Dec 9

Women and children’s radicalisation under the Taliban administration

Lectures by female scholar and a children’s play among strategies to promote jihadi ideology

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