Durand Dispatch: Strategic Messaging
2026 Volume 1, Issue 1 Not Your Father’s Afghanistan: The West’s Blind Spot on al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Has the West taken its eye off the al-Qaeda ball? Happy Holidays
From the Durand Dispatch Team
Pakistan’s Militancy Crisis: 5 Key Realities
Militancy Crisis An Intractable Border: Barriers to Afghanistan–Pakistan Reconciliation
Why Afghanistan–Pakistan Relations Remain Locked in Crisis Different Paths to Violence: The Afghan Evacuee Cases Driving Policy
Afghan Refugees Why Pakistani Militants Are Turning to Women Recruits
The Gender Gambit Durand Dispatch: Strategic Messaging
October-November 2025 Digital Jihad: Weaponization of AI Literacy as Religious Obligation
Islamic State Khorasan Washington’s Selective Engagement: United States, Pakistan & Afghanistan October-November 2025
October/November 2025 marked a period of intensified border hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan, raising questions about Washington’s regional influence and strategic priorities. While the United States maintained diplomatic engagement with both Islamabad and Kabul through separate channels—including ongoing negotiations over…