Strategic Messaging | September 2026 (Vol. 2, Issue 3)
PDF Download IN THIS ISSUE Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) July infographic claims 315 attacks and 781 casualties, extending the group’s fewer-but-deadlier pattern, with claimed police casualties more than doubling as soldier casualties halved; a sharp attack surge advertised in the Manzil… The Making of Mahrang Baloch: Protest, Prosecution, and the Future of Baloch Politics

Mahrang Baloch has emerged as one of the most prominent figures in Balochistan’s ongoing political and social movement. A leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, she has organized campaigns against alleged human rights abuses, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings in a region that has seen decades of violence over demands for greater rights. She is […]
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The Durand Line in 2026
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The Women at the Front of Balochistan’s Protest Movement

Women, Human Rights in Balochistan
Why Kinetic Operations & Repression Alone Won’t End Balochistan’s Insurgency

Economic Warfare in Balochistan
The War on Iran’s Balochistan Fallout

Published in East Asia Forum, 30 May 2026
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The Durand Line in 2026
Durand Dispatch: Strategic Messaging
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