The Taliban has alleged that Pakistani military airstrikes targeted civilian areas in eastern Afghanistan, killing and injuring dozens of civilians as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
The Taliban administration has accused Pakistan of carrying out overnight strikes in eastern Afghanistan, adding fresh strain to already tense relations between the neighbouring countries.
Fresh developments along the disputed Durand Line point to a shift on the ground, with reports suggesting Taliban forces have removed barriers and altered control dynamics at key border points.
The Ministry of Public Health has reported that two million (20 lakh) people visited healthcare centres for treatment of mental health disorders, including anxiety last year.
The latest round of Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks in Istanbul ended without agreement, with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan accusing Islamabad of insincerity and attempting to shift blame onto Afghanistan.
Equally an assessment is needed of the repercussions of a deal with those the state has regularly said have served foreign interests hostile to Pakistan.
Afghanistan has witnessed a spate of bombings staged by the militants affiliated with IS-K outfit since the takeover.
It appears imperative to take stock of these underground happenings specially in the Muslim-majority provinces of southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines etc
Experts reckon that even though the Taliban is currently projecting to the world that it will not allow terrorists to operate from the Afghanistan soil, it won't be too long for these radical groups to launch operations in Central Asian countries after receiving direct orders from Kabul.
The US rightly got slammed for the manner in which it announced its departure from Afghanistan and executed the pullout
