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Al-Mirsad: the new, modern face of Taliban propaganda
Asiatimes 17 Jun 2026
Its messaging revolves around three objectives ... Delegitimizing ISKP ... Sign up ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism, and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.
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Road to US-Iran deal ran through Pakistan
Asiatimes 15 Jun 2026
Well-positioned mediator ... Latest stories ... Mediating middle power ... Sign up ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism, and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Indo-Pacific.
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South Asia’s water wars hinge as much on data as dams
Asiatimes 11 Jun 2026
Yet the more consequential question may lie elsewhere ... Latest stories ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism, and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific ... ....
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Russia’s Afghan pivot risks entanglement in old traps
Asiatimes 04 Jun 2026
Touchy engagement ... Economic considerations are equally important ... Sign up ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism, and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.
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Next power move in China’s SE Asia strategy is nuclear
Asiatimes 26 May 2026
At the center of this transformation stands China ... Latest stories ... Type 004 ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism, and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Indo-Pacific.
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Pakistan’s Saudi deployment reveals a new Gulf security reality
Asiatimes 20 May 2026
For Gulf monarchies, the Doha incident carried wider implications ... Sign up ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.
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Narrative warfare and shadowy shots at middle-power diplomacy
Asiatimes 14 May 2026
Individually, the incidents may appear disconnected ... Latest stories ... Sign up ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Indo-Pacific.
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How Pakistan became the world’s most useful middle power
Asiatimes 09 May 2026
Pakistan is gradually re-emerging within this category ... Similarly, Robert A ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism, and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.
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Pakistan is the hole in America’s Great Game strategy
Asiatimes 23 Apr 2026
For Washington, three priorities are converging ... Mineral investment risk ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific ... ....
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AI shrinking the margin for nuclear error in South Asia
Asiatimes 17 Apr 2026
But this framing misses the more immediate transformation already underway ... Saima Afzal is a researcher specializing in South Asian security, counterterrorism and broader geopolitical dynamics across the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.
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China’s Belt and Road caught in the Afghan-Pakistan crossfire
Asiatimes 18 Mar 2026
China’s mediation efforts ... Latest stories ... India in the shadows ... Sign up ... Saima Afzal is an independent and freelance researcher specializing in South Asian security, counter-terrorism, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Indo-Pacific region ... ....
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Boosting crops’ natural capabilities could help feed a warming world
PNAS 18 Mar 2026
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 12, March 2026 ... .
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