Aafia Siddiqui

August 12, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Ghazni City falls to the Taliban

Ghazni City, the capital of a southeastern Afghan province with the same name, is the tenth provincial capital to fall to the Taliban in one week. It is strategically important terrain for the jihadists,...

September 16, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban supplies al Qaeda with explosives for attacks in major Afghan cities

The Taliban continues to work closely with al Qaeda’s branch in South Asia. Afghan Commandos and a unit from the National Directorate of Security raided a Taliban warehouse that was used to store explosives...

March 13, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Afghan military kills 31 AQIS fighters in Ghazni

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August 5, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

INTERPOL Alert Warns of Al Qaeda’s Jailbreaks

INTERPOL issued a “global security alert advising increased vigilance for terror...

January 21, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Belmokhtar Claims Algerian Raid, Slaying of Hostages for al Qaeda

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the head of the jihadist brigade that launched the deadly suicide assault on the In Amenas gas facility in southeastern Algeria, has claimed the attack in al Qaeda's name...

January 21, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Report: Al Qaeda Group Demands Release of 2 Well-Known Jihadists

The al Qaeda group responsible for a raid on a natural gas field in eastern Algeria earlier this week has reportedly demanded the release of two well-known, al Qaeda-linked jihadists in exchange...

September 20, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

‘Foreign Militants’ Still Present in Ghazni

Just days after al Qaeda released a video of its fighters conducting operations in Ghazni, Afghan officials said that "foreign militants" are continuing to flood the southeastern province....

September 13, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

In Service of the Blind Sheikh?

The investigation into the exact circumstances that brought us the twin attacks on U.S. diplomats in Egypt and Libya remains ongoing. Much remains uncertain. But a few new press accounts provide...

July 27, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF Targets al Qaeda-Linked Leader in Southeastern Afghanistan

Coalition and Afghan special operations forces targeted an al Qaeda-linked commander who operates throughout the southeastern province of Ghazni. The combined special operations team "co...

July 13, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Jordanian Jihadist Killed in Fighting in Eastern Afghanistan

A Jordanian jihadist was killed while battling Coalition and Afghan forces in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni, a known stronghold of al Qaeda. A brief statement on the death of Abu...

March 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Demand Release of bin Laden’s Wives, Kill 7 Pakistani Troops

Today the spokesman for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan threatened that the group would "carry out suicide bombings against security forces and the government" if Osama bin Laden's t...

December 16, 2010 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Lady al Qaeda’ in Propaganda

Top al Qaeda ideologue Abu Yahya al Libi has released a new propaganda tape, entitled "Aafia Siddiqui...Captivity and Oppression, So Where Are the Heroes?" Al Libi calls on Muslims to wage jihad...

November 9, 2010 |

Lady Al Qaeda in Anti-American Propaganda

In a propaganda tape released last week, entitled, “Who Will Avenge the Scientist Aafia Siddiqui,” Ayman al Zawahiri called on Pakistanis to “take the only available path, that...

October 14, 2010 |

Of Niqabs and Neo-Colonialism

What's your opinion of polygamy? Many consider the practice immoral and it's illegal in this country and most of the developed world. It's probably not just coincidence that few, i...

September 24, 2010 | The Long War Journal

Lady al Qaeda’ Sentenced to 86 Years in Prison

A New York court sentenced Aafia Siddiqui, who has been dubbed "Lady al Qaeda" by the press, to 86 years in prison yesterday. Siddiqui's sentence follows her conviction on charges related to...

June 23, 2010 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Times Square Bomber Discusses Taliban Ties at Plea Hearing

During a plea hearing in New York on Monday, Faisal Shahzad, who attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square on May 1, pled guilty to all of the charges levied against him and discussed his...