THE global landscape is currently defined by a precarious fragility.

As the US-Israel (Occupied Palestine) war on Iran enters a dangerous new phase, threatening to pull the entire Middle East into a regional conflagration, a parallel crisis is unfolding along the Durand Line. On the night of March 13, 2026, the Afghan Taliban regime executed a series of provocative drone maneuvers into Pakistani territory, specifically targeting civilian sectors. This escalation, coming in the wake of Pakistan’s legitimate counter-terrorism efforts, signifies a desperate attempt by Kabul to mask its continued patronage of extremist proxies with reckless military theatrics.

Pakistan’s recent air operations were not random acts of aggression but intelligence-driven precision strikes. These missions targeted verified terrorist sanctuaries within Afghanistan that serve as the........

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