Haqqani network

July 1, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban launches string of attacks throughout Afghanistan

The Taliban has launched several major attacks throughout Afghanistan over the past two days, including an attack on the Ministry of Defense in the capital of Kabul, and another on election workers in...

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...

June 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda growing stronger under Taliban’s umbrella, UN finds

[caption id="attachment_95422" align="alignnone" width="1024"]...

May 13, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Ayman al-Zawahiri eulogizes Jalaluddin Haqqani

On May 10...

May 3, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Khalilzad flip flops on Pakistan, Taliban’s relationship with al Qaeda

While testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) in July 2016, Zalmay Khalilzad said that Pakistan should be designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism because it is an ardent suppor...

April 17, 2019 | Toby Dershowitz, Serena Frechter

FATF’s leniency with Iran could create a precedent for Pakistan

If India wants FATF to hold Pakistan accountable for its financing of terrorist entities, it should be at the forefront of ensuring Iran finally completes its action plan without conditions and loopholes.

March 19, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Why the Taliban should be required to renounce al Qaeda in any deal with US

[caption id="attachment_91719" align="alignnone" width="1024"]...

March 18, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Trump’s Bad Deal with the Taliban

Under peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, the administration seems poised to give away everything America has fought for in Afghanistan since 9/11.

March 5, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistan has ‘full-fledged plan’ to take out terrorist groups, while denying their existence

var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1556738176160'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0]; if ( divElement.offsetWidth...

March 5, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

UN: Al Qaeda continues to view Afghanistan as a ‘safe haven’

var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1556737587826'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0]; vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height=(divElement.offsetWidth*0.75)+'px';...

January 31, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Midterm Assessment: Afghanistan

October 18, 2018 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Afghanistan War Is Over. We Lost.

The Taliban, which knows the U.S. is desperate to leave, just attacked a meeting between Afghan officials and the top U.S. military commander.

October 1, 2018 | Thomas Joscelyn

Badness personified

Jalaluddin Haqqani is dead. The terror network he created lives on.

August 21, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Sending More Troops To Afghanistan Is a Good Start

In a primetime speech Monday evening, President Trump is expected to announce the deployment of several thousand more American troops to Afghanistan. We doubt this will be enough to win the war,...

January 4, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Russia’s New Favorite Jihadis: The Taliban

More than 15 years into America’s war in Afghanistan, the Russian government is openly advocating on behalf of the Taliban. Last week, Moscow hosted Chinese and Pakistani e...

July 12, 2016 | Bill Roggio

Pakistan: Friend or Foe in the Fight against Terrorism?

Download the full testimony here...

April 27, 2016 | David Weinberg

Obama is Right: The Gulf Arabs Ride Free on Terrorism

President Obama missed the last real opportunity of his administration to urge the Arab Gulf monarchies to finally adopt a no-tolerance rule toward all terrorist groups and to end the inexcusable...

July 30, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn

Mullah Omar’s Death Is A Big Blow To Al Qaeda—And A Win For ISIS

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has confirmed on his official Twitter account that Mullah Omar...

June 11, 2015 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Turkistan Islamic Party Emir Thought Killed in 2010 Reemerged to Lead Group in 2014

The emir of the Turkistan Islamic Party, who served on al Qaeda’s executive leadership council and who was thought to have been killed in a US drone strike in 2010, is believed to have re-e...

April 21, 2015 | Jonathan Schanzer

A Survey of Global Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

Download full testimony here...