In the quiet corners of Badghis province, a recent weapons audit has revealed a troubling security breach—large quantities of weapons, including US-made arms, have disappeared from the Afghan army’s 3rd Brigade headquarters, part of the ex-207th Al-Farooq Corps. The discovery has sent shockwaves through Afghanistan’s intelligence circles, with the provincial …

Abdullah Ocalan, founder leader of The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) made a historic call from İmralı prison where he is being held in near total isolation since 1999 to his party to lay down its arms, dissolve itself and end its decades-long conflict with the Turkish state. PKK responded very …

Introduction In today’s rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, Armenia and Iran are seeking to strengthen their connections regarding economic, political, and security matters. And despite the United States signing a Strategic Partnership Charter with Armenia in January to enhance cooperation in energy, defense, security, and diplomacy, Tehran asserts that U.S.-Armenia relations …