US-Iran Conflict, Indian Proxies in Baluchistan, Rise Of ISKP, Taliban's Stone Age Feat. Zia Rehman

Connect with me on Instagram   / imrannoshadkhan   In this episode, award-winning New York Times journalist Zia ur Rehman joins us for a deep-dive conversation on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the wider region. We explore Pakistan's shifting Afghan policy, the internal fractures inside the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, and the alarming rise of ISKP and its recruitment of Gen Z. From the BLA's ties with India and religious groups to anti-Pakistan sentiment inside Afghanistan and the realities of Iranian society, nothing is off the table. This is geopolitics through a South Asian lens, told by one of the most credible voices covering the region. 00:00 Chapters 01:31 Intro 02:37 Afghan Policy of Pakistan 06:16 Pakistan's Support for the Afghan Taliban 08:00 Geopolitics: No Permanent Enemies 08:18 Challenges for the Afghan Taliban in Afghanistan 12:02 Taliban vs. Ahmed al-Sharaa 13:00 Girls' Education in Afghanistan 14:23 The Long-Term Agenda 15:16 The Rise of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud 17:02 Two Factions Within the Afghan Taliban 18:13 What Is the Haqqani Network? 20:21 Zia ur Rehman's Observations in Afghanistan 21:18 Anti-Pakistan Sentiments in Afghanistan 21:56 How Does ISIS Recruit Gen Z? 22:26 Overview of ISKP 23:56 Attack on the Ismaili Community 27:10 Growing Insurgency in Central Asia 28:32 BLA and BLF Affiliations with Religious Groups 29:39 Grievances of Balochistan 29:54 BLA and India 31:26 The Kurds and the BLA 33:01 Sunni Baloch in Iran 34:24 Iranian Oil in Pakistan 35:33 Iranian Society: The Reality Follow me on other mediums   / imrannoshadofficial     / imrannoshadkhan     / imrannoshad