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March 18, 2024 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistani military, Afghan Taliban exchange fire along the border

The Afghan Taliban launched attacks across the border into Pakistan on Monday in response to Pakistani military airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. The Pakistani military, which helped the Afghan Taliban...

August 9, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

Senior Pakistani Taliban leader reportedly killed in Afghanistan

Omar Khalid Khurasani, a virulent senior leader of a dangerous faction of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan called Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, was reportedly killed in a roadside bombing in eastern Pakistan...

July 6, 2022 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Mystery Cargo

Senior Iranian and Venezuelan officials are traveling around the world on a cargo plane. Argentina detained them. But what are they up to?

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...

March 31, 2021 | Bill Roggio |

NDS kills Al Qaeda commander in eastern Afghanistan

د ملی امنيت دلوی رياست ځانګړو ځواکونو د پکتيکا په ګيان کې د القاعدې د هند وچې غړی دولت بیګ مشهور په ابومحمدالتاجکي...

July 3, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

State Department designates Hizballah operative, Baloch separatist group

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June 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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

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March 6, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistan PM’s political party welcomes Harakat-ul-Mujahideen emir into ranks

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July 18, 2017 |

Managing Terrorism Financing Risk in Remittances and Money Transfers

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March 15, 2017 | Clifford D. May

What went wrong in Pakistan

Pakistan was meant to be a model, an example for other nations to emulate. It was founded after World War II, as the sun was set...

October 14, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

Pentagon Releases 15 ‘High-Risk’ Gitmo Detainees to UAE

The Defense Department has transferred 1...

October 14, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

The Al Qaeda Threat Grows

Fifteen years after the September 11, 2001, hijackings, the al Qaeda threat is growing. Al Qaeda has the capacity to attempt a mass casualty attack inside the U.S. and Europe today. Many...

September 7, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

Did al Qaeda exchange former Pakistani army chief’s son for Zawahiri’s daughters?

Al Qaeda claims that two of Ayman al Zawahiri’s daughters and a third woman were released weeks ago in exchange for the son of General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Pakistan’s former spymaste...

July 6, 2016 | Clifford D. May |

The Battle of Bangladesh

Over the past ten months, there have been more than 30 terrorist attacks in Bangladesh. In recent days, an Italian aid worker was gunned down as he went for a jog. Also shot to death was a Cathol...

September 3, 2014 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistani Military Claims 910 ‘Terrorists,’ 82 Soldiers Killed in North Waziristan Operation

The Pakistani military claimed that 910 "terrorists" and 82 soldiers have been killed since it launched an operation against the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and...

June 5, 2014 | Jonathan Kay

The Murder Of Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar Symbolizes Pakistan’s Descent Into Self-Annihilation

Tomorrow, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar — the Canadian/American doctor who was assassinated last month in front of his wife and child, while he was performing a humanitarian mission in Pakistan &mdas...

October 29, 2013 | Michael Ledeen |

It’s Not Just About Syria. The Saudis Are Direct Targets of Iranian Operations

There is no reason to be surprised at the Saudis' dramatic dissing of the United States in recent days and weeks. And it's not just because the United States has backed away from direct...

July 18, 2013 | Clifford D. May

The New Muslim Generation

A month ago, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki was asked whether the Taliba...

April 1, 2013 | Jonathan Kay National Post

What Pakistan Needs is a South Asian Anwar Sadat

Power is an addictive drug. And like all addictions, it can drive men to reckless, even suicidal risks. Of this, there is no better example than Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s Presid...

March 11, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistani al Qaeda ‘Company’ Commander Praises Mumbai Attacker

Asmatullah Muawiya, a Pakistani terrorist who serves as one of several al Qaeda "company" commanders, praised two terrorists who were behind some of the largest attacks in India and who were rece...