Counterintelligence & Counterterrorism

Terrorism and Insurgency, Militancy and Violent Extremism in Central-South Asia Middle East and Africa

By Ajmal Sohail

Recent Articles

1. Gold, Guns, and Power: The Taliban’s Internal War Over Badakhshan’s Mines
   Jun 23
   By Ajmal Sohail

2. Mullah Juma Khan Fateh vs. Haji Bashir Noorzai, A Conflict That Could Redefine Afghanistan’s Shadow Economy
   Jun 23
   By Ajmal Sohail

3. Harakat Inqilabi Islami Pakistan (IIP): Pakistan’s Shadow Proxy in Kashmir
   Jun 22
   By Ajmal Sohail

4. From Waziristan Camps to Kashmir’s Frontlines: A Covert Force Born of Intelligence, Shaped by Militancy, and Driven by Geopolitical Rivalry
   Jun 22
   By Ajmal Sohail

5. Ittihad‑ul‑Muslimeen: A Dangerous Alliance Threatens Pakistan and China
   Jun 18
   By Ajmal Sohail

6. CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION Emerging Militant Convergence in Balochistan: HGB–Baloch Separatist Coordination and Escalation Indicators
   Jun 18
   By Ajmal Sohail

7. Emerging CIA–Haqqani Engagement Signals Power Realignment Inside the Taliban
   Dec 19, 2025
   By Ajmal Sohail

8. Hundreds of the Afghan Taliban Suicide Bombers arrived to Mashhad Iran on their way to Gaza
   Oct 11, 2023
   By Ajmal Sohail

9. The Islamic State to deploy child-suicide-bombers for its mission 2025
   Jan 5, 2025
   By Ajmal Sohail

10. The Islamic State to launch lethal attacks in Asia Pacific Region
    Jan 7, 2025
    By Ajmal Sohail

11. Russia–Taliban Military Convergence: Repair, Re‑armament, and Joint Border Security Measures Following Putin's Spy Chiefs Meetings in Kabul
    May 4
    By Ajmal Sohail

12. STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE BRIEF Iran’s Escalating Internal Crisis: State Violence, Civil Resistance, and Implications for International…
    Jan 14
    By Ajmal Sohail

13. The Geopolitics of Terror: Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Shadow War
    Jun 4
    By Ajmal Sohail

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