The Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture thanked several political analysts in Kabul for their media support during recent clashes with Pakistan .
The Taliban’s culture minister announced that these political analysts supported the system during recent events as needed.
This action comes while the Taliban group has suppressed critics and independent analysts over the past four years, detaining and imprisoning several political analysts, journalists, and activists for expressing opinions Previously, the Taliban’s Ministry of Culture had introduced a list of its analysts to media outlets, forcing media to invite them to political programs.
Border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan that began on October 12, 2025, resulted in the deaths of 23 Pakistani soldiers and over 200 Taliban paramilitaries .
These tensions stem from Pakistan’s accusations that the Taliban supports the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan group.
