The Pakistan-Taliban Divorce Gets Messy

Shashi Tharoor: Pakistan spent decades nurturing, sheltering, arming, training, and financing the Taliban .

Pakistan viewed group as a convenient instrument for exerting control over Afghanistan and achieving “strategic depth” against India .

But as Dr. Frankenstein discovered, you cannot always control the monsters you create.

Pakistan ’s relationship with Afghanistan has become strategic quicksand.

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are rooted in competing territorial claims and clashing national identities.

Pakistan - Afghanistan tensions rooted in historical grievances, fueled by misguided policies, and compounded by ideological conflict are rising fast.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said an interim ceasefire with Russia was possible any moment, "even starting today ," if Moscow agreed to the U.S. proposal.

A senior Israeli defense official said there is a “window of opportunity” for a Gaza hostage deal ahead of President Donald Trump ’s upcoming Middle East visit.

If no agreement is reached, Israel will launch “ Operation Gideon Chariots ,” an expanded campaign aimed at conquering Gaza and displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the south.

Iran unveiled its latest ballistic missile, named “ Qassem Basir” - state -linked Tasnim news agency.