Taliban's Global Influence Grows Amid Pakistan Skirmishes

Pakistan’s Taliban project backfires as India reopens Kabul channel

Retaliatory attacks on Pakistani border posts signal a new phase in the fragile Kabul–Islamabad dynamic, just as India reopens its diplomatic doors to the Taliban government

Taliban's global influence grows amid Pakistan skirmishes

Last week, Pakistani drones struck targets inside the Afghan capital of Kabul and at a bazaar in Afghanistan’s Paktika province. The strikes targeted the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan terrorist group, with the TTP stating that two “important” members had been killed. Prior to the drone strike, TTP members attacked and killed 11 Pakistani military personnel in northern Pakistan on Oct. 7. The Taliban’s retaliation for the Pakistani drone strikes bega…

Sources: Taliban, Pakistani border forces clash again in Kandahar

Taliban and Pakistani forces clashed again along the border in Kandahar province on Monday night, local sources confirmed on Tuesday. The clashes occurred in the Sarlat area of Khurawak district and also in Shorabak district, both near the border with Pakistan, according to the sources. There were no immediate details on casualties or damage, but sources said both sides used light and heavy weapons during the fighting. Neither the Taliban nor Pa…