Research Article · Regional Studies

Proxy Wars in the Pak-Afghan Borderland: Understanding the Sectarian Problem in the Merged District of Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Dr Noreen Naseer
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Dr Iftikhar Firdous
Founder and Editor, The Khorasan Diary. PhD in Psycholinguistics, UC, USA

Mr Abdul Rehman
Undergraduate Student, Islamia College, Peshawar

First Published: 25 December 2025 Volume 43, Issue 2 Winter 2025

Proxy Wars Borderland Sectarian Conflict Kurram

This research article is published in Regional Studies, Volume 43, Issue 2 (Winter 2025), pages 40 to 58. Please follow the link above to access the full text on the Regional Studies website.

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Naseer, N., Firdous, I., & Rehman, A. (2025). Proxy wars in the Pak-Afghan borderland: Understanding the sectarian problem in the merged district of Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Regional Studies, 43(2), 40–58. https://regionalstudies.com.pk/wp/article/proxy-wars-in-the-pak-afghan-borderland-understanding-the-sectarian-problem-in-the-merged-district-of-kurram-khyber-pakhtunkhwa/