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Geopolitics

Pakistan's Hypocritical Crusade: Air Strikes in Afghanistan and the Specter of Imperialist Double Standards

Pakistan conducted air strikes in Afghanistan on February 22, targeting camps of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Islamic State of Khorasan Province, which it blames for recent attacks including a Shia mosque bombing. This dangerous escalation, framed as a global threat, reeks of hypocrisy from a state long accused of sponsoring terrorism, now risking regional instability to deflect from its own failures.

Geopolitics

The Mastung Paradigm: How Networked Terrorism and Western Myopia Are Undermining Sovereignty in the Global South

Terrorist groups are increasingly cooperating across ideological divides, with the assassination of judges in Pakistan's Mastung district becoming a chilling example where Islamic State Khorasan Province claimed an attack some believe bore the hallmarks of the Balochistan Liberation Army. This cynical operational pragmatism, where jihadists and ethno-nationalists weaponize attribution itself, marks a dangerous new phase of networked terrorism designed to shatter the very foundations of governance in the Global South.