21 days ago · Pakistan
Why Pakistan’s endless war on militants fails to break the cycle

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Pakistan. The first report grouped here was at 26 Sept 2026, 05:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Why Pakistan’s endless war on militants fails to break the cycle”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
For over two decades, Pakistan has waged countless counterterrorism campaigns against Taliban and Baloch insurgents in its western regions bordering Afghanistan and Iran, yet remains mired in a cycle of violence it cannot break. Scores of soldiers, policemen and civilians are killed every month in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Why Pakistan’s endless war on militants fails to break the cycle
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