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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Sep 25

Our latest @Durand_Dispatch Strategic Messaging August/Sept issue is now out! The issue examines critical security developments reshaping the Afghanistan-Pakistan region with implications for broader stability: read summary/full issue here:
duranddispatch.com/p/durand-dis...

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Sep 25

Our latest @Durand_Dispatch Strategic Messaging August/Sept issue is now out! The issue examines critical security developments reshaping the Afghanistan-Pakistan region with implications for broader stability: read summary/full issue here:
duranddispatch.com/p/durand-dis...

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Jul 6

Releasing next week. signup here: www.duranddispatch.com

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Jul 1

💡 Regional Crisis Management: The Israel-Iran escalation provides a fascinating case study in South Asian strategic responses - from Pakistan's border closures to India's calculated ambiguity. 📄 Access/Subscribe for the full analysis: www.duranddispatch.com

Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Jul 1

🗺️ Border Paradoxes: Despite ambassador-level diplomatic upgrades, Durand Line tensions persist. Our research explores how security imperatives consistently override economic integration initiatives.

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Jul 1

📈 Afghan Isolation Dynamics: Critical analysis of compounding challenges - U.S. travel restrictions, UN gender apartheid warnings, and the Taliban's Chinese contract cancellation - revealing deepening international disengagement.

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Jul 1

🌐 Strategic Realignments: COAS Munir's unprecedented White House visit, China's $3.4B financial package coupled with J-35 fighter offerings, and Pakistan's elevation to UN Counter-Terrorism Committee vice-chair - suggesting a recalibration of regional partnerships.

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Jul 1

🚨 New issue is out! June 2025 Durand Dispatch Perspectives. duranddispatch.com
Insights on Militancy & Security Dynamics from the AfPak region, and South-Central Asia.

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · May 19

📊 We break down responses by:
🔹 Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)
🔹 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
🔹 Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
🔹 Baloch separatist groups
🔹 Islamic State Khorasan Province supporters (ISKP)

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · May 19

Durand Dispatch Infographic: Strategic Opportunism: Militant Organizations' Exploitation of the India-Pakistan Crisis. Following the April Pahalgam attack and military escalation, several groups seized the moment.

🔽 Download here: lnkd.in/eum5Zpjm

Subscribe for free: duranddispatch.com

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Devorah Margolin @devorahmargolin.bsky.social · May 5

New research by @brianjphillips.bsky.social: "Who Are the Terrorism Researchers? A Study of Scholars in an Evolving Field, 1970–2019" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Who Are the Terrorism Researchers? A Study of Scholars in an Evolving Field, 1970–2019

Debates rage about diversity and representation. How diverse is terrorism studies? How has it changed over time? This article analyzes data on the nearly 2,000 terrorism scholars in the Web of Scie...

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · May 6

🚨Future Monitor: Emerging Threats - Strategic reorganization of militant groups continues with the notable merger of Lashkar-e-Islam, Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group

📌 Miscellaneous - Recent research, governmental statements, and expert analyses

Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · May 6

📣Evolving Propaganda Strategies: Militant groups continue refining their strategic messaging with TTP escalating operations while targeting urban centers; ISKP delegitimizing rivals through sophisticated media campaigns; AQIS weaves together glob

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · May 6

🚨 Security Vulnerabilities: Proliferation of sophisticated American weapons left behind in Afghanistan amongst militant groups; increasingly favors non-state actors and complicates counterterrorism efforts.

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · May 6

🌐 Shifting Global Alignments: evidence of strategic realignment, with Russia removing the Taliban from its terrorist list 🇷🇺 & China deepening economic involvement in Afghanistan 🇨🇳 Central Asian states hosted an summit of security chiefs.

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · May 6

🚨Regional Tensions Escalate : India-Pakistan relations reached a dangerous inflection point following the deadly Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Kashmir..

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · May 6

🌐🌏 The Durand Dispatch Monthly Newsletter April-May 2025 is out today!
The latest issue examines critical security dynamics across Afghanistan-Pakistan and South-Central Asia during April 2025. 📬 Subscribe for free: www.duranddispatch.com/p/the-durand...

The Durand Dispatch Newsletter

April - May 2025

www.duranddispatch.com

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Apr 14

🎉There have been several new @ejisbisa.bsky.social articles published on FirstView this week!🎉
Link to read - buff.ly/FB1bFzp

@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social @justinmassie.bsky.social
@tberger.bsky.social @jasonralph.bsky.social
@ruthdeyermond.bsky.socialv @amirajadoon.bsky.social

FirstView articles | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core

European Journal of International Security - Professor Andrew Mumford

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Apr 18

🌍 Between Borders and Politics: The Woes of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: New Feature Article by Qambar Ali for the @Durand_Dispatch on the timely issue of Afghan Refugee Deportations. 📰 Read/Subscribe here: www.duranddispatch.com/p/between-bo...

Between Borders and Politics: The Woes of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

Feature Article

www.duranddispatch.com

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Amira Jadoon @amirajadoon.bsky.social · Apr 2

🌐 The Durand Dispatch: March/April 2025 Monthly Newsletter is now out! A concise review of recent security and militancy developments across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
Read here: www.duranddispatch.com/p/the-durand...
Subscribe here: www.duranddispatch.com.

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Dr. Jonathan Schroden @jjschroden.bsky.social · Mar 7

Very good overview of current tensions & issues between #Pakistan & the #Taliban in #Afghanistan by @amirajadoon.bsky.social in today's @warontherocks.bsky.social 👇

warontherocks.com/2025/03/deco...

Decoding Pakistan's 2024 Airstrikes in Afghanistan - War on the Rocks

Was Pakistan’s military gambit across the Durand Line a clever maneuver or a spectacular miscalculation? The question hangs heavy over the volatile and

warontherocks.com

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Program On Extremism @gwupoe.bsky.social · Mar 13

📢New event alert!

Join us for a discussion on ISKP’s evolution from regional stronghold to global threat!

Experts Dr. @amirajadoon.bsky.social & Dr. Ahmadzai dive deep into its impact. Moderated by Senior Research Fellow @altuna.bsky.social.

Don't miss out!

🗓️27 March | 🕙10am ET
Register now!

ISKP’s Evolving Role: Regional Stronghold, Global Reach? | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University

Featuring Amira Jadoon and Atal Ahmadzai; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Sergio Altuna.

extremism.gwu.edu

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