South Asia
Taliban supplies al Qaeda with explosives for attacks in major Afghan cities
The Taliban continues to work closely with al Qaeda’s branch in South Asia. Afghan Commandos and a unit from the National Directorate of Security raided a Taliban warehouse that was used to store explosives...
Op-eds
Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland
Editor’s note: Below is Thomas Joscelyn’s testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Rogers, and other members of the committee, thank you for inviting...
Op-eds
Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland, Part 1
Legislative Testimonies
In Afghanistan, no deal is better than a bad deal
To trust the Taliban would be naive and foolish.
Op-eds
How to Win Friends and Wage Jihad
Understanding al Qaeda’s Pragmatism
Op-eds
What “Yes” With Iran Looks Like
Memos
Taliban continues to press offensives in endangered districts
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Op-eds
Examining the Global Terrorism Landscape
Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism
Legislative Testimonies
U.S. military ends reporting on security situation in Afghanistan’s districts
Op-eds
Caliphate, interrupted
After being bombarded by four years of U.S. airstrikes, a relentless ground campaign by Kurdish-led U.S. allies, and attacks from Russian, Syri...
Op-eds
U.S. to designate IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization
Op-eds
Why the Taliban should be required to renounce al Qaeda in any deal with US
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Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
Pakistan has ‘full-fledged plan’ to take out terrorist groups, while denying their existence
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Op-eds
Iran’s new anti-money-laundering law actually legalizes money laundering
An intergovernmental task force has blacklisted Iran over the latter's involvement in money laundering and illicit financial activities. Iran has attempte...
Op-eds
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Hurras al-Din reach a new accord
On Feb. 10, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Hurras al-Din (HAD) reached a new accord. The agreement was forged after nearly two weeks of vitriolic debate — the latest in a series of disagreements...
Op-eds
Iran’s Support for al-Qaeda is Incompatible with FATF Standards
Last week, a little-noticed map published in the annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Int...