Bagram Air Base

June 30, 2025 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban denies Afghanistan is a haven for terrorists

In response to a US Congressional hearing that discussed the security situation in South and Central Asia, the Taliban denied that foreign terror organizations are operating in Afghanistan. The Taliban...

August 21, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

America’s ‘self-defeat’ in Afghanistan

Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, lessons should have been learned

February 1, 2024 | Bill Roggio |

Al Qaeda opens 8 new training camps, 5 madrasas, and a facilitation network to Iran in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda opened eight new training camps, five madrasas, a weapons depot and safe houses in Afghanistan that are used to facilitate the movement of its members to and from Iran. Additionally, “the relationship...

September 11, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

On eve of 9/11 Anniversary, U.S. officials continue to downplay Al Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan

On the eve of the 22nd anniversary of Al Qaeda’s deadly attacks on New York and Washington, American intelligence officials further minimized the terror group’s safe haven in Afghanistan and its...

September 21, 2021 | Bill Roggio |

Influential Taliban commanders appointed to key positions in new regime

The Taliban tapped two important military commanders, one who is a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay and the other who worked closely with Iran’s Qods Force, to serve as deputies in the interior and defense...

August 21, 2021 | Cleo Paskal, Bill Roggio

US is being servile to the Taliban: Bill Roggio

‘Amrullah Saleh needs support immediately. The US isn’t going to provide that aid. Washington’s primary concern is evacuation of personnel, and it will not risk antagonizing the Taliban.’

July 20, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S. transfers Guantánamo detainee who allegedly led forces at Tora Bora

The U.S. State Department announced on July 19 that Abdul Latif Nasir, a detainee held at Guantanamo since 2002, had been transferred to his native country of Morocco. Nasir’s transfer from Guantánamo...

July 14, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early July

April 16, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Russia Bounty Story Was Always Murky

The intelligence community is inundated with ‘low to moderate confidence’ information frequently. Why did this get so much attention?

July 1, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

We Still Have More Questions Than Answers on Russian Bounties

U.S. officials have identified two possible attacks. Let’s take a closer look.

June 26, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban kills 2 U.S. soldiers in eastern Afghanistan

Resolute Support Mission, NATO’s command in Afghanistan, confirmed that two US soldiers were killed today, however no details of the attack were provided. The Taliban claimed to have killed two US s...

April 8, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

3 U.S. service members killed in Taliban bombing

July 25, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda’s Jailbreaks Fuel the Fight

Al Qaeda’s jailbreaks have been an all too common occurrence in the post-9/11 world. And they have directly fueled the fight. Chances are the massive jailbreak in Iraq this week will cause...

April 9, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

Increased Targeting of IMU Continues in Afghan North

During an operation in the northern province of Baghlan on April 3, Afghan and Coalition special operations forces arrested another leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The raid was the...

March 14, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

IMU Commander Captured in Kunduz

The International Security Assistance Force has captured a commander in the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movem...

January 11, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

ISAF Kills and Captures IMU Operatives in Afghan North

Afghan and Coalition troops killed a facilitator for the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) during a raid in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar yesterday. In a separ...

December 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Suicide Bomber Attacks US Base in Khost

The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack outside of a US base in eastern Afghanistan that is known to house CIA operatives who are hunting al Qaeda and other terrorist leaders across the b...

December 2, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Suicide Assault Team Attacks US Airbase in Jalalabad

A Taliban suicide assault team attacked Forward Operating Base Fenty, a large airbase in Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan, early this morning. The heavily armed Taliban assault team of a...

November 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Another IMU ‘Weapons Facilitator’ Captured in Northern Afghanistan

Afghan and Coalition forces captured a "weapons facilitator" from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan during an operation in Kwajah district in Afghanistan's Takhar province y...

November 6, 2012 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

ISAF Captured IMU Weapons Trafficker in Northern Afghanistan

The International Security Assistance Force has reported the capture of an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan "facilitator and weapons trafficker" during an operation in the Afghan province of Kunduz...