The Biden Administration Shouldn’t Make Any More Concessions to the Taliban
The group wants a caliphate, not a power-sharing arrangement with the Afghan government.
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Germany Disrupts ISIS Plot Targeting U.S. Military
Let's look at how ISIS has recruited a base of supporters from Central Asian states such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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Arrests in Germany highlight reach of Islamic State’s Central Asian network
Last week, German authorities announced the arrests of four alleged Islamic State members. The suspects — identified as Azizjon B., Muhammadali G., Farhodshoh K. and Sunatullokh K. — are accused of...
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UN Security Council continues to report on al Qaeda-Taliban alliance
Al Qaeda’s training camps in pre-9/11 Afghanistan. The group was never uprooted from the country and remains closely allied with the Taliban to this day. Since July 2018, the UN Security Council has published...
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UN: Islamic State replaced leader in Afghanistan after visit from central leadership
The Islamic State’s central leadership replaced their top man in Afghanistan after a meeting earlier this year, according to a recent report submitted t...
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UN: Al Qaeda continues to view Afghanistan as a ‘safe haven’
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New U.S. sanctions a limited move against Iran proxy groups in Syria
The Trump administration on Thursday took its first significant ...
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Perfect Partners
When he won the election, Donald Trump—along with his national security adviser Michael Flynn, his all-purpose counselor Stephen Bannon, and, perhaps, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner—wa...
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The Next Breeding Ground for Global Jihad
When President Obama declared that Syrian dictator Bashar Assad must "step aside" two years ago, many believed that it was only a matter of time before the U.S. intervened on behalf of the rebels...
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Increased Targeting of IMU Continues in Afghan North
During an operation in the northern province of Baghlan on April 3, Afghan and Coalition special operations forces arrested another leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The raid was the...
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IMU Commander Captured in Kunduz
The International Security Assistance Force has captured a commander in the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movem...
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2 IMU Leaders Captured in Northern Afghanistan
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) captured two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders during separate raids in northern Afghanistan over the past two days. Special operations...
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ISAF Kills and Captures IMU Operatives in Afghan North
Afghan and Coalition troops killed a facilitator for the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) during a raid in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar yesterday. In a separ...
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US Drones Strike in Pakistan’s Shawal Valley
The US launched another drone strike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today. Five "militants" are said to have been killed in the latest strike in an area k...
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‘Foreigners’ Reported Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan
The US launched its first airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agencies in 11 days, killing four "militants," possibly inkling some foreigners. The remotely-piloted Pre...
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US Drone Strike Kills Another al Qaeda Commander in North Waziristan
The US killed another al Qaeda commander in a drone strike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today. The remotely-piloted Predators or the more deadl...
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ISAF Kills IMU/Taliban District Commander in Afghan North
Coalition and Afghan forces killed a dual-hatted Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and Taliban district commander during a raid in northern Afghanistan four days ago. The International Secu...
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US Drones Kill 3 ‘Militants’ in 1st Strike in Pakistan in More Than a Month
The US killed three "militants," including "foreigners," in the first drone strike recorded in Pakistan in more than a month. The remotely piloted Predators or the more heavily armed Rea...
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Another IMU ‘Weapons Facilitator’ Captured in Northern Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces captured a "weapons facilitator" from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan during an operation in Kwajah district in Afghanistan's Takhar province y...
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ISAF Captured IMU Weapons Trafficker in Northern Afghanistan
The International Security Assistance Force has reported the capture of an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan "facilitator and weapons trafficker" during an operation in the Afghan province of Kunduz...