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December 15, 2021 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistani Taliban emir says his group “is a branch of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”

The leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP) said that his group “is a branch of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” during a tour of several of the group’s bases across Pakistan’s...

February 9, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross |

How Many Fighters Does the Islamic State Really Have?

Estimates of the number of fighters in the ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are extraordinarily wide-ranging. On the low end of things, CNN’s Barbara Starr recently...

August 24, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data

Data last updated on Oct. 16, 2012 I. Introduction II. Data Summary...

September 27, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Another US Hot Pursuit Action in Pakistan?

According to reports from the region, the US military in Afghanistan again followed the Taliban into Pakistan and killed fighters in Pakistani territory. US helicopters pounded Taliban fighters 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...

July 16, 2010 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Taliban commander linked to al Qaeda, Iran, killed in US strike in western Afghanistan

Coalition special operations forces and Afghan commandos have killed a wanted Taliban commander with links to al Qaeda and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, during a raid on a train...

May 20, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Afghan forces capture northern shadow governor

Afghanistan's intelligence service has detained the Taliban's top leader for the northern province of Samangan. The National Directorate of Security said that Mullah Gul...

August 19, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban kill ten French troops in Kabul province ambush

A French convoy moves in Kabul province just hours after the attack in Surobi. Photo by Amy Sun / FRI.   Ten French soldiers were killed and 21 were wounded in a...

July 27, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US, Afghan forces beat back Taliban attack in Khost province

The Taliban continue to attack outposts and district centers in the Afghan provinces along the Pakistani border. Today, the Taliban force assaulted a district center in Khost, and suffered massiv...

June 19, 2008 | Long War Journal

Afghanistan National Security Forces: June 2008 Update

 The June 2008 updates to the Afghan National Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ANSF OOB homepage. The significant changes to the Order of Battle that occurred since J...