Pakistan's declaration of “open war” against the Afghan Taliban in early 2026 marks a dramatic reversal: Islamabad now wages war against a regime it spent decades cultivating. In this interview with Alternative Viewpoint, Pakistani left activist and academic Farooq Sulehria traces the crisis to its structural roots — the “strategic depth” doctrine, decades of proxy jihadist patronage, and the ideological character of Taliban rule. Sulehria identifies the conflict as a collision of (…)

Kaagapay OFW stands in solidarity with the millions of migrants and thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and overseas Filipinos who face the devastating risks brought by the US-Israel military campaigns against Iran. We strongly condemn this devastating military aggression and demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire. We also demand for a stronger protection for OFWs and overseas Filipinos caught in the violence and urge the national government of the Philippines to uphold and (…)

On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a military attack on Iran, killing over 1,000 people within five days and triggering a regional humanitarian crisis. Free Women, the Indonesian socialist feminist organisation, condemns the attack as an act of imperialist colonisation aimed at controlling Iran's oil resources — not at liberating its people. The statement affirms the Iranian people's right to determine their own future, honours the long history of Iranian women's (…)