Abdul Ghani Baradar

July 16, 2024 | Bill Roggio |

The “bonds are close” as the Pakistani Taliban benefits from its Afghan safe haven

The Afghan Taliban and the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan maintain a “close” relationship, the United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team reported. The Movement of the Taliban...

June 21, 2024 | Bill Roggio, Janatan Sayeh

Iran and Taliban discuss “joint action” against Israel

The foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Taliban discussed taking “joint action” against Israel in support of Hamas. The Taliban and Iran have cooperated in the past to oust the...

November 10, 2022 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

Taliban meets with Hamas during high-level talks in Turkey

Last month, Taliban spokeman Zabihulla Mujahid and a delegation of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan officials visited Turkey and met with various foreign officials including senior members of Hamas. The Taliban’s...

September 8, 2021 | Saeed Ghasseminejad, Matthew Zweig, Richard Goldberg

Biden Is Running a Hostage Negotiation With the Taliban

Making concessions now will only encourage terrorism.

September 8, 2021 | Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn

Taliban’s government includes designated terrorists, ex-Guantanamo detainees

The Taliban has announced the formation of an “interim government” to rule over Afghanistan. The Taliban’s regime will be known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. This is entirely unsurprising....

August 19, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Pakistani Taliban’s emir renews allegiance to Afghan Taliban

Noor Wali Mehsud, the emir of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or the Pakistani Taliban), has renewed his oath of allegiance to the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Mehsud also celebrates the...

May 13, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Taliban Is Still the Main Driver of Violence in Afghanistan

Two recent attacks by ISIS only obscure that the Taliban is attacking the Afghan government daily.

May 18, 2011 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

The Gitmo Files: An agent of Iran

A current Guantanamo detainee was an "agent of the Iranian Savama (Ministry of Intelligence and Security)" and "closely associated" with the Taliban, Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), and al Qaeda,...

June 17, 2010 |

Pak Intelligence Pulls Taliban Strings

Ever since the United States issued a rather unceremonious threat to bomb the Pakistanis back to the Stone Age in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks unless they changed course, Pakistan has b...

April 30, 2010 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Former ISI officer executed in northwestern Pakistan

A former officer in Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency who has close links to terror groups has been found dead, apparently executed by a Taliban-linked group. A group ca...

April 22, 2010 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Taliban denies kidnapping ex-ISI officers

The Afghan Taliban have denied any involvement in the kidnapping and ransoming of two pro-jihadist former Pakistani intelligence officials who were reported missing in early April. The A...

April 19, 2010 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Taliban demand prisoner exchange for two ex-ISI officers

The Pakistani Taliban are demanding the government release two top Afghan Taliban commanders in exchange for two former ISI officers who are known supporters of jihadist groups. The Tali...