Taj Mir Jawad

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...

January 30, 2023 | Bill Roggio |

Kabul Attack Network commander brags about suicide assaults in TV interview

A co-leader of what the U.S. military called the Kabul Attack Network appeared on Afghan television and bragged about his role in killing thousands of Afghans and hundreds of U.S. and Coalition personnel...

September 8, 2021 | Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn

Taliban’s government includes designated terrorists, ex-Guantanamo detainees

The Taliban has announced the formation of an “interim government” to rule over Afghanistan. The Taliban’s regime will be known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. This is entirely unsurprising....

April 29, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Haqqani Network’s Taj Mir Jawad Subgroup Targeted in Raid

Coalition and Afghan special operations forces targeted "a high-profile attack facilitator" for the Taj Mir Jawad Network during a raid in eastern Afghanistan yesterday. Taj Mir Jawad is a senior...

September 18, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Female Suicide Bomber From Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin Strikes in Kabul

Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) has claimed credit for a suicide attack in Kabul today that targeted foreigns and was executed by a female. At least 12 people, mostly foreign workers, were killed i...

August 2, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Afghan Intel Kills 5 Members of Haqqani Network Suicide Cell in Kabul

The National Directorate of Security killed five members of the al Qaeda and Pakistan-linked Haqqani Network during a raid in the capital that targeted a suicide assault cell. The NDS has linked...

June 22, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Afghan Soldiers Retake Kabul Hotel After Taliban Assault

Afghan forces stormed a lakeside hotel in Kabul to retake it from a Taliban suicide assault team that was holding dozens of civilians hostage. The Taliban claimed credit for the attack, calling t...

April 16, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Launch Coordinated Attacks in Kabul and 3 Provinces

The Taliban launched coordinated attacks in the Afghan capital and three other provinces today. In Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, US and Afghan forces repelled a suicide assault on a military b...

November 4, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Captures al Qaeda-Linked Haqqani Network Leader in Afghan East

In a recent raid in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman, Coalition and Afghan special operations forces captured a "senior Haqqani official" who is linked to al Qaeda and supports attacks in K...

September 13, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Launch Complex Attack on US Embassy in Kabul

The Taliban launched a complex daylight attack on the US embassy and NATO headquarters in a secured area of Kabul this afternoon. Suicide bombers hit an Afghan police station, and fighters armed...

November 2, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

‘Foreign Fighter’ Cell Leader Captured in Central Afghanistan

Afghan and Coalition forces captured the leader of "a cell of approximately 50 foreign fighters" during a raid in central Afghanistan yesterday. The commander, who was not identified, wa...