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Mosque attack highlights evolving extremism landscape that has brought Pakistan-Afghanistan ties to crisis point

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par Saif Tahir, Research Assistant and Doctoral Student, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Amira Jadoon, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Clemson University

The suicide bombing and gun attack that killed dozens in northwest Pakistan on Sept. 18, 2026, highlighted the fragile security situation in the South Asian country. But it also shone a light on the complex and evolving extremism landscape there and the strained relationship between Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan.

The assault took place as worshipers gathered for Friday prayers in the city of Kohat, in Khyber Puktunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan.…

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