Bilquees Daud

[Bilquees Daud @BilqueesDaud]

I am an educated woman, and I support Afghan girl’s education #MuslimStandsWithAfghanGirl
#LetAfghanGirlLearn
#LetAfghanistanGirlsLearn

[Aditya Raj Kaul @AdityaRajKaul]

#BREAKING: Pakistan’s crackdown on human rights defenders and Baloch voices has intensified, as an anti-terrorism court in Quetta sentenced prominent Baloch activist and leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch, to life imprisonment.

According to Pakistani media reports, activists Sibghatullah Baloch and Balach Qadir were also handed life sentences in the same case.

For years, Mahrang Baloch has been one of the most prominent advocates for Baloch rights, consistently criticizing Islamabad’s policies toward the Baloch people and raising concerns over enforced disappearances, political repression, and human rights violations. She is currently in custody.

The verdict has triggered widespread condemnation from Pakistani politicians, civil society groups, and human rights advocates, who view the decision as a serious blow to freedom of expression and the ongoing struggle for justice and accountability in Balochistan.

[Mariam Solaimankhil @Mariamistan]

Afghanistan has lost a hero. Abdul Ahad Momand was the first Afghan in space. In 1988, he carried our flag to the stars, made Pashto the 4th language spoken in space, and became the first person to take and recite the Holy Quran in space. He showed the world that Afghans belong among the stars. Rest in peace, Captain. 🇦🇫⭐ You made your nation proud.

[Mustafa Akyol @AkyolinEnglish]

The Taliban regime imposes its own interpretation of Islam on all of society.

What are the Islamic arguments against that? Can the Qur’anic verse “No compulsion in religion” point toward a solution?

Tonight, we’ll discuss this with Afghan scholars at Rumi House, @khanemawlana:

[TheNationalistView @NationalistLive]

In this new episode of "India & the World," author & Columnist @ArunAnandLive speaks with @raghavsharma83 of @JSIAJindal to dissect the Pak-Afghan fallout & China’s role as a mediator.
▶️ https://t.co/HSrpnynT0c via @YouTube
#geopolitics

[Raghav Sharma @raghavsharma83]

Podcast on #Afghanistan #afghanistanpakistanwar #Taliban @CAS_Afghanistan

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

Horrifying. A suicide vest forced on an innocent boy by his own parents.

This is a cult of death that teaches kids to become jihadis, where their own parents celebrate when they become martyrs.

Not all cultures are the same. You can’t coexist with this.

[CRF India @ChintanResearch]

Today, CRF convened a roundtable discussion on “Fault Lines on the Durand Line: The Evolving Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations & Its Regional Implications,” bringing together scholars, practitioners, academics, policymakers, and members of India’s strategic and defence community to examine the evolving contours of the current Afghanistan - Pakistan tensions and New Delhi’s recalibrated engagement with #Kabul.

The session featured seasoned experts on #AfghanistanPakistan studies, including former officials like Amb @sharatsab, former @IndiainPakistan; Mr @tilakdevasher1, former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India; and Amb @tca_raghavan, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan. From the field of academia, the discussion comprised Prof. @BilqueesDaud, Assistant Professor & Assistant Director, Centre for Afghanistan Studies at the Jindal School of International Affairs, Jindal Global University (JGU) and Prof. @raghavsharma83, Director, Centre for Afghanistan Studies at the School of International Affairs, JGU. Discussion also encompassed varied speakers and experts like Dr @kartha_tara, Director, Research & Analysis, @OfficialCLAWSIN, Dr Priyanka Singh, and Dr Angana Kotokey.

The discussion focused on the escalating Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions, while underscoring the #DurandLine’s enduring contestation, rising cross-border militancy, and coercive state responses. Speakers highlighted #Pakistan’s strategic miscalculations, the #Taliban’s growing autonomy, and the centrality of the #TTP challenge, while situating India’s calibrated engagement within the volatile dynamics of the broader regional security and connectivity landscape.

The #CRFRoundtable concluded by reaffirming that a sustainable way forward requires calibrated engagement rather than coercion. Regional actors, including #India, should prioritise pragmatic diplomacy, diversification of connectivity, and risk mitigation.

@Rajeev1421
#ChintanResearchFoundation

[Navita Srikant @NavitaSrikant]

#Afghanistan-#India #InternationalAffairs
#AsianParliamentaryDebate at ICWA-CAS Conference, O P Jindal University

Privileged and honoured to serve as a Jury Member for the Asian Parliamentary Debate organised by the Centre for Afghanistan Studies (CAS), Jindal School of International Affairs, in collaboration with the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi.

I also had the opportunity to share my perspectives on Afghanistan’s socio-political challenges, the evolving geopolitical landscape, Taliban policies, and the trajectory of India–Afghanistan relations.

It was truly heartening to witness the depth of understanding among young scholars on Afghanistan’s complex realities. Their debates reflected sharp insights across political, economic, and socio-cultural dimensions, with arguments thoughtfully grounded in international law and benchmarked against global practices.

To hear Amb. TCA Raghavan’s valedictory address always leaves us with much food for thought.

Kudos to Prof. (Dr.) Raghav Sharma, Director, and Prof. Bilquees Daud, Assistant Director, Centre for Afghanistan Studies, for fostering such a rigorous and engaging academic platform.

@JSIAJindal @ICWA_NewDelhi @tca_raghavan @raghavsharma83 @BilqueesDaud @sreeramchaulia @AnweshaGosh @MEAIndia

[Vinod Kapri @vinodkapri]

I’ve always been a huge fan of Iranian cinema but this is something else !
Never imagined that in the middle of a war, Iran would be producing high-quality, pro-level short films, directly taking on Donald Trump and Israel.

[Sean Feucht @seanfeucht]

18-year-old Melika Azizi has been executed by the Islamic Regime in Iran under the charge of being an "Enemy of God" (Moharebeh).

Is this the regime so many are defending right now?

[Abdullah Raihan @Raihan_093]

Right now in Kabul, at the Eidgah Mosque, the second collective funeral is being held for dozens of people who lost their lives a few days ago. They were killed during the holy month of Ramadan when the hospital for drug addicts, where they were receiving treatment, was hit by a brutal bombing carried out by the Pakistani regime.

The killing of innocent people is not only a tragedy; it is a grave crime against humanity. It is our hope that international organizations and human rights institutions will pay serious attention to such incidents and take meaningful steps to prevent tragedies like this from happening again.

[News Algebra @NewsAlgebraIND]

🚨 TRUMP --

"Iran proposed making me Supreme Leader" 😳

"I said No. Thankyou. They were so insisting"

"They want to make a deal so BADLY, but they're afraid to say it because they figure they'll be killed by their own people"

"They're also afraid they'll be killed by United States"

"There's never been a head of a country that wanted that job less than being the head of Iran"

"And I tell you.. We are winning so big"

[Mukulika Banerjee @MukulikaB]

Bacha Khan also sent his son, Ghani Khan, a fine poet and artist, to study in Shantiniketan.
Decades later, Ghani baba told me in his home filled with his paintings and books, how formative those years in Tagore's university were & regretted not being able to stay there longer.

[Yossi BenYakar @YossiBenYakar]

https://t.co/5Et4GnvWYW
Young Afghan woman: “If you’re a woman and you have a toothache, you CANNOT get treated. Women are banned from education, so there are no female dentists… and men are not allowed to treat women.”

This is life for women under strict Islamic rule.

Let that sink in.

[Shukri Hamk 🇦🇺 @Yazidisto]

A Yazidi Survivor said “I was raped every day for six months”

Ekhlas, who was 14 y when captured by ISIS during the Yazidi Genocide 2014, tried to escape up
Mount Sinjar but was not fast enough.

She was captured and held as a sex slave for six months.

[Samantha Smith @SamanthaTaghoy]

A 9 year old girl being sold into sex slavery and forced to marry to a 70 year old Muslim man

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

An Afghan woman was raped.

Because her attacker was married, she was jailed for “adultery.”

She gave birth in prison.

Then agreed to marry him—

for her daughter’s survival.

I can't even begin to make sense of this. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[Aziz Amin @iamazizamin]

I have thousands of differences with the #Taliban. I disagree with their governance style, their bans on girls education, and much more. But when it comes to foreign aggression against our homeland, millions of Afghans like me set those aside. #Afghanistan comes first; the motherland is above internal disputes. Mark my words: #Pakistan has made a grave mistake by launching this unjust war on a poor nation. It will pay a heavy price.

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

🚨BREAKING: MASSIVE EXPLOSION AT US EMBASSY RIYADH

[Husain Haqqani @husainhaqqani]

Pakistan backed Taliban for decades, hoping to get a ‘friendly Afghanistan’ under their rule. Hostilities between Pakistan & Taliban-ruled Afghanistan are now at their peak. Will Pakistani policy makers analyze what went wrong, beyond tropes of ‘ungrateful Afghans?’