Kurram District

July 1, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

Fact Check: President Biden’s claim Al Qaeda is not in Afghanistan is demonstrably false

President Joe Biden claimed that Al Qaeda is not in Afghanistan and the U.S. has received help from the Taliban in eliminating the terror groups presence in the country. However, a recent report by the...

June 11, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

Al Qaeda leaders are prominently serving in Taliban government

Several members of Al Qaeda are serving as leaders and key functionaries within the Taliban’s government, which it calls the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Among them are two provincial governors, the...

September 19, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

U.S. frees Taliban narcotics kingpin in exchange for Navy veteran

The Taliban released Mark Frerichs, an American veteran who had been held hostage since early 2020, in exchange for Haji Bashir Noorzai, a convicted Taliban drug kingpin who was serving a life sentence...

August 22, 2022 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban circulates video of Haqqanis plotting 2010 suicide raid against U.S. troops

A video showing deputy Taliban emir and interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani and other top terrorist commanders finishing preparations for a large scale suicide assault against U.S. forces based in the...

August 30, 2021 | Bill Roggio |

Osama bin Laden’s security chief triumphantly returns to hometown in Afghanistan

The man who served as Osama bin Laden’s security chief at the battle of Tora Bora triumphantly returned to his home in eastern Afghanistan today, less than two weeks after the country fell to the Taliban....

May 6, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Claim Bombing at Political Rally, Name New Emir of Kurram

The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan claimed credit for a bombing today at a political rally in the tribal agency of Kurram that killed at least 18 people. Additionally, the Taliban named a ne...

February 7, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Strike in Remote Area of North Waziristan

The US launched an airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing five "militants" in an area known to host al Qaeda and other foreign terror gro...

October 24, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 4 ‘Militants,’ 1 Civilian in North Waziristan Strike

US drones killed four "militants" and one civilian in a strike today on a compound in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. Pakistani officials...

February 6, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Al Qaeda Operative Killed During Clashes in Kurram Identified

Pakistani officials identified an al Qaeda operative from Azerbaijan as one of the six "foreigners" killed during recent clashes in the Kurram tribal agency that have resulted in the deaths of 23...

November 27, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Helicopters Kill 28 Pakistani Troops on Afghan Border

US attack helicopters killed 28 Pakistani troops manning a border outpost along the Afghan border, according to Pakistani military officials. Pakistan has retaliated by closing the vital Khyber P...

October 31, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Predator Strike Kills 4 ‘Militants’ in Mir Ali

US Predators struck in Pakistan's tribal areas for the fifth time in six days, killing four "militants" in the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan. The unmanned CIA-operated Pred...

October 7, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Haqqani Network Commmander Killed in Airstrike on Pakistan Border

Special operations forces killed a senior Haqqani Network commander in an airstrike in Afghanistan along the Pakistan border. The commander was linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbe...

September 22, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistan Frees al Qaeda Commander: Report

Pakistan has freed a senior al Qaeda commander who served as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard, according to a report from the region. Dr. Amin al Haq, who served as the security coordina...

August 23, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Predators Kill 4 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan

US Predators struck again today in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan, killing four more "militants," according to reports from the region. The unmanned...

June 22, 2011 | The Long War Journal

US Predators Strike the Haqqani Network in Kurram

US Predators targeted the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of Kurram today, killing 11 enemy fighters. The strike hit in an area run by a Moveme...

March 13, 2011 | The Long War Journal

US Predators Strike Again in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas

Unmanned US strike aircraft conducted their second attack today, this time in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The CIA operated Predators or the more...

November 16, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Predators Hit A Taliban Camp in North Waziristan

US Predators struck again in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing 20 "militants" at a camp on the border with Afghanistan. Unmanned Predato...

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...

May 17, 2010 | Long War Journal

The Pakistani Taliban’s top leaders

After the failed car bomb attack in New York City's Times Square, the Pakistani Taliban have suddenly risen to the top of the list of concerns for Western intelligence and law enforcement of...

May 15, 2010 | Victoria Toensing Long War Journal

US Predators carry out first strike in Khyber

US Predators fired missiles a Taliban compound and a vehicle today in the first recorded airstrike in Pakistan's Khyber tribal agency. The unmanned Predators or the more deadly Reap...