Pakistan, Aug. 9 -- On July 22, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) published the thirty-fourth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team pursuant to UNSC's resolutions on the al-Qaeda, Levant (Daesh) and other terrorist groups active in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Related to Afghanistan, findings are startling for both the United States (US), which led the war on terror for two decades (2001-2021), and Pakistan, which somehow remained a partner. By concluding with the sentence, "Listed terrorist groups have continued to demonstrate resilience and adaptability in the face of counter-terrorist pressure", the report raises concerns for both the US and Pakistan because of the following three main reasons.

First, para ...