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Open War, Stalled Peace

The Durand Line in 2026

New Analysis: Inside Balochistan's Escalating Insurgency

Published in The Conversation, 14 May 2026

Decoding Al-Mirsaad, The Afghan Taliban's Strategic Communications Apparatus

May 2026

New ICCT Analysis: Engineering the Virtual Caliphate — Islamic State's Exploitation of Gen-Z Culture

By Saif Tahir & Amira Jadoon | Published in ICCT, 28 April 2026

Durand Dispatch: Strategic Messaging

April 2026 Volume 1, Issue 3

Analyzing Invade: Islamic State's New Pakistan-Focused Propaganda Magazine

Islamic State, Afghanistan, Pakistan

From Chitral to Karachi: The Tehrik-i-Taliban's Year-Long Geographic Expansion in 2025

Realignment, Rivalry and the Limits of Engagement

United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan Relations

Encircled and Entangled: What the Iran War Means for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Implications of the Iran War

Why Insurgents Attack Americans: What the Data Tells Us and What to do About it

Review

Ruling by Decree: Akhundzada's Architecture of Control on the Eve of Open War on the Durand Line

Afghanistan Internal Politics

Operation Herof 2.0: Women on the Front Lines of the Baloch Insurgency

Women in Combat

Understanding Pakistan’s Security Crisis: The Research Behind the Headlines (2017–2026)

Pakistan Security Crisis

Durand Dispatch: Strategic Messaging

March 2026 Volume 1, Issue 2

Balochistan: Between Security and Community

Civil Unrest, Security & Political Mobilization

The Fractured Emirate: How Hibatullah Akhundzada is Reshaping the Taliban

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's Footprints in Bangladesh: The Emergence of a Transnational Recruitment Pipeline

Islamabad Under Fire Again: Suicide Bombing Signals Urban Reach

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Militant Landscape

The Splintering Landscape: Jamaat ul-Ahrar's Strategic Hedging

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Militant Landscape

Durand Dispatch: Strategic Messaging

2026 Volume 1, Issue 1

Not Your Father's Afghanistan: The West's Blind Spot on al-Qaeda's Resurgence

Has the West taken its eye off the al-Qaeda ball?

Pakistan's Militancy Crisis: 5 Key Realities

Militancy Crisis

An Intractable Border: Barriers to Afghanistan–Pakistan Reconciliation

Why Afghanistan–Pakistan Relations Remain Locked in Crisis

Different Paths to Violence: The Afghan Evacuee Cases Driving Policy

Afghan Refugees

Why Pakistani Militants Are Turning to Women Recruits

The Gender Gambit