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Iftikhar Firdous

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Islamabad, North West
As seen in: The Khorasan Diary, Dawn, The Express Tribune, Samaa TV, Pakistan Defence, Asia News Network (ANN), The Friday Times
Editor @khorasandiary. Still Learning. Former Human-being. PhD, Psycholinguistics UC. Militant Ideologies & Jihadist Discourses - West Asia & Beyond.
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Easing Pakistan-Afghanistan ...

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By Ihsanullah Mehsud, Riccardo Valle Verified, Iftikhar Firdous Verified
| The Khorasan Diary
Following diplomatic efforts in Doha and Istanbul in late 2025, and a subsequent Saudi-led initiative, Pakistan and Afghanistan held a third round of largely discreet negotiations in Urumqi, Xinjiang, aimed at easing severe border tensions. The talks, described by China's foreign ministry spokesperson as "informal," ran from April 1 to 7 and were mediated by Beijing, marking a renewed push for regional stability.
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What Happens Between Pakist...

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By Iftikhar Firdous Verified, Riccardo Valle Verified, Daniele Garofalo
| The Khorasan Diary
In the rugged corridors of the northwest, where the Durand Line has been trying to rebuild itself as a border for a decade and a half, it keeps bleeding like an unhealing wound. The silence of the night that has been shattered by the scream of jets and the low hum of loitering munitions. What exploded, wasn't a mere border skirmish; it was the violent culmination of a policy deadlock that has been simmering since the Taliban’s triumphant return to Kabul in 2021.
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Israel's "Takhbula" Vs Iran's Mosaic Doctrine at Play

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By Mark Gasiorowski, Iftikhar Firdous Verified, Riccardo Valle Verified
| The Khorasan Diary
The numbers tell a story that strategists in Tel Aviv and Washington did not anticipate. Weeks into the 2026 Iran War, since the joint US-Israeli decapitation strikes of 28 February that eliminated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, several members of the Supreme National Security Council and key IRGC commanders, Tehran has fired over 1,200 ballistic missiles and 3,500 plus drones in successive salvos.
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