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Afghan Taliban mediate between their Pakistani counterparts and the government in Islamabad

Faced with a resurgence in the activities of the Taliban Pakistani branch, Tehrik-i-Taliban, the Pakistani intelligence services have opted for dialogue rather than armed repression. They asked the new rulers in Afghanistan to negotiate a truce, which was finally concluded on 9 November. [...]

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Abdul Haq Wasiq
Aftab Sultan
Hafiz Mohammad Saïd
Imran Kahn
Intelligence Bureau
Inter-Services Intelligence
Islamic State in Khorasan Province
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Nadeem Anjum
Noor Wali Mehsud
Qamar Javed Bajwa
Qari Fasiheddin
Tehrik-e-Labaïk Pakistan
Tehrik-e-Labaïk yah Rasoul Allah Pakistan
Tehrik-i-Taliban

Army chief Qamer Javed Bajwa wants more time to improve relations with Saudi Arabia

A key figure in the Pakistani state hierarchy, chief of the army staff Qamer Javad Bajwa wants his tenure extended so that he can continue to work on improving Pakistan's relations with Saudi Arabia and deal with pressing security issues, like the growing influence of the Pakistani Taliban movement.

PAKISTAN 02/06/2022

Afghan Taliban fail to broker a deal between their Pakistani branch and Islamabad

Pakistan, which is looking to negotiate a lasting truce with the Pakistani Taliban, has asked their Afghan counterparts to act as mediators in the talks. The lack of agreement is essentially due to the Pakistani intelligence chiefs.

Afghanistan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani mediates the discussions.

PAKISTAN 23/02/2022

ISI worries about protecting Chinese investments in troubled Balochistan

With the presence of secessionist factions, the Pakistani Taliban branch and the local affiliate of Islamic State, the province of Balochistan, where China is carrying out a number of major projects, has become increasingly unstable.

PAKISTAN 21/01/2022

Islamabad tries to force Pakistani Talibans back to the border following truce breakdown

Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence believed that it could bring the country's Talibans back into line by organising a truce. Now that the truce has been broken, however, spy chiefs are concentrating on securing Pakistan's border with Afghanistan at the risk of alienating their allies in Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN SAUDI ARABIA 23/12/2021

Riyadh renews contact with Taliban via Pakistani intelligence

Saudi Arabia, which is keen to find a new role for itself in Afghanistan, has contacted Pakistan's omnipresent Inter-Services Intelligence, which is already engaged in helping rebuild the Taliban army. Riyadh sees Afghanistan as offering a new opportunity to counter the activities of its rival, Iran, which is watching the new Saudi-Pakistani partnership uneasily.

AFGHANISTAN 02/12/2021

Amarante goes back to Kabul to protect European diplomats

The French private security firm Amarante International is back in the Afghan capital accompanying European diplomats as they gradually return to the Taliban-held city.

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INDIA IRAN 26/11/2021

Tehran briefed on New Delhi's plans for dealing with the Taliban

As India looks to establish itself as the main regional channel of communication with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, it has reactivated its traditional alliances in Central Asia but also its security cooperation with Iran.

The Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan conference in New Dehli on 10 November 2021. © India External Affairs Ministry/Reuters

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INDIA TAJIKISTAN 19/11/2021

India strengthens foothold in Tajikistan to keep watch on Kabul and Islamabad

The new partnership agreement with his Tajik counterpart reaffirms India's national security adviser Ajit Doval's pivotal role in New Delhi's expanding influence in Central Asia. This strengthened outpost also gives India a broader view of the Afghan conflict and the disputed region of Kashmir.

PAKISTAN 28/10/2021

Imran Khan and military chief disagree over ISI chief nominee

Monopolised by the situation in Afghanistan, particularly the threat from Islamic State in Khorasan, Pakistan's intelligence service is also caught in a power struggle between the prime minister and the head of the armed forces while it awaits the appointment of a new chief.

Pakistan's army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and PM Imran Khan in Islamabad on 29 October 2020.

EUROPE PAKISTAN 19/10/2021

Pakistani intelligence service's activity in Europe invigorated by its victory in Afghanistan

Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, which played a key role in the victory of the Talibans in Kabul, remains highly active in Europe, particularly in Germany, which is a favourite target for its technology sourcing activities.

AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN 18/10/2021

ISI concerned about alliance between Islamic State in Khorasan and Pakistan's Taliban

Despite the proximity between Islamabad's intelligence community and Kabul's new rulers, the strengthening of the Pakistani component of the Taliban, allied with Islamic State in Khorasan, is not to the liking of Pakistan's ISI spymasters.

The head of Russia's National Security Council (NSC) Nikolai Patrushev, left, met with India's national security adviser Ajit Doval on 8 September 2021 in New Delhi. © Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS via Reuters Connect

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INDIA RUSSIA UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES 15/10/2021

New Delhi positions itself as Afghanistan intelligence hub

The CIA, MI6 and the Security Council of Russia have all recently made tracks to New Delhi, which is emerging as the world hub for intelligence trading on Afghanistan as India becomes the vital sponsor of military opposition to the Taliban.

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Abdul Haq Wasiq
Aftab Sultan
Hafiz Mohammad Saïd
Imran Kahn
Intelligence Bureau
Inter-Services Intelligence
Islamic State in Khorasan Province
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Nadeem Anjum
Noor Wali Mehsud
Qamar Javed Bajwa
Qari Fasiheddin
Tehrik-e-Labaïk Pakistan
Tehrik-e-Labaïk yah Rasoul Allah Pakistan
Tehrik-i-Taliban

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Army chief Qamer Javed Bajwa wants more time to improve relations with Saudi Arabia

Afghan Taliban fail to broker a deal between their Pakistani branch and Islamabad

ISI worries about protecting Chinese investments in troubled Balochistan

Islamabad tries to force Pakistani Talibans back to the border following truce breakdown

Riyadh renews contact with Taliban via Pakistani intelligence

Amarante goes back to Kabul to protect European diplomats

Tehran briefed on New Delhi's plans for dealing with the Taliban

India strengthens foothold in Tajikistan to keep watch on Kabul and Islamabad

Imran Khan and military chief disagree over ISI chief nominee

Pakistani intelligence service's activity in Europe invigorated by its victory in Afghanistan

ISI concerned about alliance between Islamic State in Khorasan and Pakistan's Taliban

New Delhi positions itself as Afghanistan intelligence hub

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