Manish Rai

A Muslim man is pictured in front of a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 sign ahead of the World Cup,...

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, October 14, 2022. Photo: EPA

Pakistan Army Should Go Back to Barracks

November 21, 2022

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, October 14, 2022. Photo: EPA Manish Rai | iKurd.net The ouster of Imran Khan...

A fighter from the Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA)

Baloch Conflict: No Longer a Low-Level Insurgency

by Manish Rai

October 18, 2022

A fighter from the Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA), 2022. Photo: BNA/handout to iKurd.net Manish Rai | iKurd.net For decades the...

Taliban fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Pakistani Taliban is a Volcano Waiting to Erupt

by Manish Rai

September 23, 2022

Illustrative photo: Taliban fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2, 2021. Photo: Reuters Manish Rai | iKurd.net Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in...

Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2021. Photo: AP

Al-Qaeda Still Potent

by Manish Rai

September 1, 2022

Afghan militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2021. Photo: AP...

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants, Gaza, Israel, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Islamic Jihad Not Hamas the Most Prominent Threat to Israel from Gaza

by Manish Rai

August 10, 2022

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants, Gaza, Israel, 2021. Photo: Reuters Manish Rai | iKurd.net The ceasefire between Israel and the...

Taliban flags fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, September 11, 2021. . Photo: AFP

India Can Have Working Relations With Taliban

by Manish Rai

July 1, 2022

Taliban flags fly over Kabul, Afghanistan, September 11, 2021. . Photo: AFP Manish Rai | iKurd.net Recently India has reinvented...

Sibghatullah Ahmadi spokesperson of National Resistance Front of Afghanistan

In most parts of Afghanistan, the resistance is present: National Resistance Front

by Manish Rai

May 29, 2022

Sibghatullah Ahmadi, spokesperson and director of Strategic Communications - National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF), 2022. Photo: ariananews af Manish...

Afghan Taliban's acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob

Taliban on the Verge of an Inhouse Fight

by Manish Rai

May 4, 2022

Afghan Taliban's acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, January 11, 2022. Photo: Defense ministry/mod.gov.af Manish Rai | iKurd.net The...