Taliban Supplies al-Qaeda with Explosives for Attacks in Major Afghan Cities
The news comes only one week after Mike Pompeo said the Taliban “would break from al Qaeda publicly and permanently” to sign a so-called peace deal. Keep Reading
Trump Says Taliban Talks ‘Dead,’ U.S. Military to Ramp Up Afghanistan Operations
Trump scrapped talks with the Taliban planned for Camp David, Maryland, over the weekend after an American soldier was killed. Keep Reading
A Virtual 9/11: How Terror’s Transformation Complicates Our Long War
Today's terror is beyond borders, beyond the classic training camps and beyond rigid loyalties in online tutorials. Keep Reading
Taliban Claim Blast in Afghan Capital as U.S. Reaches Draft Peace Deal
The explosion came as a senior U.S. diplomat was visiting Kabul to brief Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on a draft peace accord. Keep Reading
Bronx Man Nabbed at JFK While Allegedly Trying to Go Join Taliban
Hossain allegedly said his purpose was to “fight the American government...with the Taliban,” and that “I want to kill some kufars before I die.” Keep Reading
Troop Withdrawal Said to Be Key to Progress in U.S.-Taliban Talks
The seventh round of the US-Taliban talks, according to the US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, will begin on June 29; Afghan government releases prisoners. Keep Reading
Al-Qaeda Growing Stronger Under Taliban’s Umbrella, UN Finds
A “number of Al Qaeda activists have reportedly arrived in Afghanistan from Egypt,” though the UN did not identify these Egyptians or say when they arrived. Keep Reading
‘American Taliban’ Released from Prison, a Key Case for Questions About Radicals Re-entering Society
After serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence, Lindh, the first U.S.-born detainee in the war on terror, walked out of a federal prison in Terre Haute. Keep Reading
Taliban’s 2019 Offensive Targets: Afghan Government, Military, Police
The name of this year’s offensive, Al-Fath or Victory, indicates that the Taliban believes it will soon prevail in the 18 year long conflict against NATO and Afghan forces. Keep Reading
U.S.-Taliban Deal May be Close, But Future of Afghanistan Remains Bleak
Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad expressed optimism after talks in Qatar wrapped up over the weekend but said, "Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed." Keep Reading
