Rawalpindi

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...

May 11, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda video emphasizes unity with Taliban’s Islamic emirate

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March 6, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistan claims to ‘crack down’ on Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Again.

The Pakistani government says it is shuttering institutions that belong to Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a designated terrorist group that is an alias for Lashkar-e-Taiba. If the past is any guide, the effort...

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...

February 4, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda in Iraq Launches Suicide Assault in Kirkuk

An al Qaeda in Iraq suicide assault team attacked an Iraqi police headquarters in the northern flashpoint city of Kirkuk today. The tactic is being employed with increasing frequency by al Qaeda...

November 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Claim Attacks Against Shia Worshipers in Pakistan

The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan claimed credit for a suicide attack in Rawalpindi that killed 12 people...

July 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistani Jihadist Groups Fundraise, Recruit Openly in Rawalpindi

During a two-day conference that began yesterday in Rawalpindi, Pakistani jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban openly engaged in fundraising and recruitment of fighters for operatio...

May 30, 2012 | Robert Barnidge Boston University International Law Journal

A Defense of Drone Attacks in Pakistan Under Humanitarian Law

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, international law has had to grapple with the fundamental challenges that large-scale violence carried out by non-state actors pos...

April 5, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Report: Osama bin Laden Helped Plan Mumbai Attacks

Osama bin Laden was in close contact with Hafiz Saeed, the wanted chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and helped plan the 2008 Mumbai attack, according to a report in the...

March 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda Leader Ilyas Kashmiri Spotted at Taliban Meeting

A senior al Qaeda leader who is one of the terror group's most dangerous military commanders and strategists, and who was reportedly killed in a drone strike last June, has been spotted at a...

March 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda Leader Ilyas Kashmiri Spotted at Taliban Meeting

A senior al Qaeda leader who is one of the terror group's most dangerous military commanders and strategists, and who was reportedly killed in a drone strike last June, has been spotted at a...

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...

August 9, 2011 |

Declaring War on the ‘Far Enemy’

On Aug. 23, 1996, Osama bin Laden, within a few months of arriving in Afghanistan, issued a manifesto proclaiming himself at war with the world's only remaining superpower. Bin Laden's...

August 8, 2011 | |

The Hidden Hand

The Obama administration finally highlights Iran’s key role in supporting al Qaeda

June 13, 2011 | National Review Online

State of Denial

Musharraf's latest move has transformed him into a liability.

May 28, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

70 killed in terror assault on Lahore mosques

The Punjabi Taliban have taken credit for storming two mosques in Lahore and murdering more than 70 Pakistanis who belonged to a sect of Islam banned by the Pakistani government. Two squ...

April 17, 2010 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Top al Qaeda leader linked to 5 Americans on trial in Pakistan

Pakistani prosecutors claim that five Americans currently on trial for attempting to join al Qaeda were in contact with a top leader of the terror group. The five Americans are said to h...

October 29, 2009 |

Where Rohde Leads

Almost a year ago, New York Times correspondent David Rohde was abducted by the Taliban....

October 15, 2009 | Clifford D. May

Pakistan Notebook

Islamabad — I picked an interesting moment to visit Pakistan: four terrorist attacks in less than a week. The first was at the World Food Programme office here in the capital: five killed....

July 8, 2008 | The Long War Journal

String of bombings rock Karachi

One day after a suicide bomber killed 19 Pakistanis, including 15 policemen, in the capital of Islamabad, a string of bombings rocked the southern port city of Karachi. One civilian was k...