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Recent Reports

Reports
Geolocated: suspected TTP fighters filmed operating checkpoint near Peshawar
Geolocated: suspected TTP fighters filmed operating checkpoint near Peshawar

On March 10, 2026, a video circulated online reportedly showing members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, also known as the Pakistani Taliban) operating a checkpoint at a crossroads in the middle of the day. The location was claimed to be in the Hayatabad suburb of Peshawar, Pakistan. 

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Mines, money and middlemen: inside the Taliban’s resource deals with Beijing-linked firms
Mines, money and middlemen: inside the Taliban’s resource deals with Beijing-linked firms

This report examines the partnerships between Chinese-linked companies and Afghan entities involved in the Amu Darya oil project and the Samti gold mine that are suspected of operating in association with Haji Bashir Noorzai. It explores allegations that allude to Noorzai functioning within these ventures and evaluates how opaque corporate structures, claims of political patronage and sanctions-era financial systems shape Afghanistan’s natural resource sector.

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Afghanistan after 2021: how IS-KP and TTP are reshaping the militant landscape under Taliban rule
Afghanistan after 2021: how IS-KP and TTP are reshaping the militant landscape under Taliban rule

After the fall of the Afghan republic in 2021, IS-KP has emerged as the most dynamic militant group operating from the Afghan territory, showing the most interest in orchestrating attacks abroad.

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Recent Podcasts

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Afghanistan is drying out and flooding at the same time
Afghanistan is drying out and flooding at the same time
Inside the Afghanistan-Pakistan bureau | Elian Peltier
Inside the Afghanistan-Pakistan bureau | Elian Peltier
Who controls the data, controls the future: AI in Afghanistan | Alireza Hussaini
Who controls the data, controls the future: AI in Afghanistan | Alireza Hussaini
Why are many fact—checkers less optimistic today
Why are many fact—checkers less optimistic today

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