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SecurityBrief11 Jun

Pakistani airstrikes hit Afghanistan, ending a month of calm

Pakistan struck three Afghan provinces early on 10 June, killing at least 13 people by Kabul’s count, most of them children. It broke more than a month of quiet in a war that has killed hundreds.

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  1. NewsBrief9 Jun

    Trans-Afghan railway advances as Russian Railways joins the feasibility study

    The railway is sold as Central Asia’s own outlet to the sea. Its newest study partner is Russian Railways.

  2. Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Open New Rail Terminal at Hairatan
    NewsBrief26 May

    Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Open New Rail Terminal at Hairatan

    Port No. 5 received its first freight train on 21 May — a small step in a large corridor ambition

  3. Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border Crisis Could Destabilize Central Asia
    SecurityOpinion13 May

    Why the Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border Crisis Could Destabilize Central Asia

    A wave of deadly clashes on the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, including attacks that killed Chinese workers inside Tajikistan in November, is raising the risk of broader instability across Central Asia and putting trade routes, energy links, foreign investment, and regional diplomacy under growing pressure.