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1 month ago | 
gnet-research.org | Mona Thakkar |Riccardo Valle
MethodologyThe authors monitored the official and unofficial channels, as well as internal discussions of ISKP media operatives and supporters, between September 2024 and February 2025. The monitoring took place on Telegram, Element, RocketChat, and Teleguard, where ISKP operatives and its supporters are active and coordinate their online fundraising activities.
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1 month ago | 
gnet-research.org | Mona Thakkar |Riccardo Valle
MethodologyThe authors monitored the financial and propaganda activities of IS women and ISKP propagandists on Telegram, and Instagram between December 2024 and February 2025. We specifically tracked the discussion groups, channels, and social media accounts on these platforms, where primarily Central Asian and Russian female IS supporters coordinated their online fundraising activities with ISKP propagandists.
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2 months ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Muhammad Irfan |Iftikhar Firdous |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo
As the world grapples with the complexities of maintaining global security, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a double-edged sword, igniting a virtual arms race that transcends traditional conflict paradigms. This new frontier of technological warfare pits peacekeepers against a diverse spectrum of adversaries, from terrorists and extremists to far-right factions, all keenly focused on either dodging AI's watchful eye or wielding it to further their own agendas.
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2 months ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Iftikhar Firdous |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo
Pakistan has lately been witnessing a surge in militant attacks across the country, especially since November 2022 when the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) decided to break a fragile ceasefire agreement with the then government and threatened to escalate attacks countrywide. On April 26, a police constable in Punjab’s capital of Lahore sustained injuries when unidentified militants attacked him.
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2 months ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently incarcerated in Adiala Jail, emphasized the crucial need for Pakistan to strengthen ties with Afghanistan to successfully combat the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). In a conversation with journalists in Adiala Jail, on Friday, Khan stressed that cooperation with Afghanistan is vital in the fight against terrorism in Pakistan.
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2 months ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
Afghan Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil ur Rehman Haqqani and four other people were killed on Wednesday when a suicide bomber exploded his jacket near a mosque located on the premises of the ministry. Haqqani was leaving the mosque after attending the Zuhr prayer, according to a Taliban official. Initial reports revealed that several people were also injured in the attack and they were shifted to the hospital for first aid.
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2 months ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
The inauguration of Iran’s new President, Masoud Pezeshkian, on July 30 was the occasion for the arrival of many foreign dignitaries in the Iranian capital of Tehran. After a busy day, with the delegations moving around the crowded areas of the city according to their own programs, the night approached quickly and calmly. Or at least it was supposed to be.
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2 months ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
Tehran will host a meeting on June 8, Saturday of the regional contact group for Afghanistan. Special envoys of the Islamic Republic of Iran, China, Russia and Pakistan will participate in the meeting.
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2 months ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
On June 9, 2024, at approximately 1110 hours, a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in the Sultan Khel area of Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, claimed the lives of six security forces personnel, including an officer. One personnel was injured in the attack. The IED explosion was followed by a fire raid on the security forces' vehicle, which was en route to Kachi Kamar, Surband Post in the district.
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2 months ago | 
thekhorasandiary.com | Ihsanullah Mehsud |Riccardo Valle |Daniele Garofalo |Iftikhar Firdous
The ongoing Gaza-Israeli war is rapidly shaping and transforming the narrative of Pakistan’s militant and religio-political landscape. On the morning of October 7, the armed wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood”, a coordinated surprise offensive carried out through infiltration into Israel from the air, sea, and land, including launching of a barrage of over 3,000 missiles.
