Taliban

September 11, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

The post-9/11 Global War on Terrorism won — by keeping our homeland safe

Friday, a quarter-century since the 9/11 attacks, marks an important milestone in our nation’s history. It’s a fitting moment to take stock of the Global War on Terrorism, launched by President...

September 11, 2026 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Tiresome Targets in the War on Terror

REVIEW: ‘All The Presidents' Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America’s War on Terror’ by Peter Bergen

September 10, 2026 | Richard Goldberg, Ben Cohen, Joe Dougherty

Previewing the 2026 UN General Assembly

September 9, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

Post-9/11 Lessons — We Overlooked Festering Geostrategic Issues

As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it is important to reflect on the historic significance of that atrocity and on the lessons we have drawn and should draw from it. The 20 years that followed...

September 9, 2026 | Will Selber

Former US ambassador Khalilzad visits Kabul, attends Taliban oil deal signing

As the Taliban enters its sixth year in power following the fall of Kabul, it continues seeking international legitimacy and foreign investment. The recent visit by Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US ambassador...

September 9, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

The cruel awakening of 9/11

A quarter century on, we need to understand what happened and what is still happening

September 4, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Michael Pack

The U.S. Retreat from Afghanistan: 5 Years On

August 24, 2026 | Will Selber

Taliban force surrender of dissident commander, kill senior anti-Taliban resistance leader

Last week, the Taliban scored a pair of victories that may help solidify the group’s rule in Afghanistan and blunt some of the anti-Taliban resistance’s recent progress on the battlefield. First,...

August 20, 2026 | Will Selber

Resistance to Taliban rule persists in Afghanistan

As the Taliban’s reign over Afghanistan enters its sixth year, the Taliban remains stronger, more unified, and better equipped than it was before September 11, 2001. Today, its flag flies across all...

August 19, 2026 | Bill Roggio, Will Selber, Graeme Wood

25 Years Later: The state of Al Qaeda

August 10, 2026 | Caleb Weiss, Akim Mukasa

From Guantanamo Bay to ISCAP: The case of Jamal Kiyemba

On August 3, Jamal Kiyemba, a Ugandan who previously resided in the United Kingdom, was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison in Kampala for his support of the Allied Democratic Forces...

August 6, 2026 | Will Selber

Afghan United Front commences operations against Taliban

On August 1, a new anti-Taliban resistance group emerged in Afghanistan. After years of hinting at military operations, the Afghan United Front (AUF), led by former Afghan National Army Lieutenant...

July 31, 2026 | Will Selber

Anti-Taliban resistance groups increase attacks in northeast Afghanistan, district center briefly falls

Over the last two weeks of July, anti-Taliban resistance groups conducted sustained operations in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, resulting in the Taliban losing control of its first district...

July 29, 2026 | Bill Roggio, Will Selber

Seeking forgiveness from the Taliban

July 23, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Why Hasn’t Washington Pressed Qatar To Extradite Terrorists?

Qatar needs to cooperate with U.S. extradition efforts.

July 9, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Syria’s Terrorism Delisting Should Not Mean a Free Pass

“I promised to remove all barriers stopping you from rebuilding your country, and very soon, you will finally be able to do so,” President Donald Trump wrote in a letter to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa...

June 14, 2026 | Cleo Paskal |

Modi Era India displays geopolitical acumen

The massive positive changes in India during the Modi Era may not be fully understood in the think-tanks in DC, but they have been noticed by Beijing.

June 10, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Crazy rich Qataris

Backers of the Muslim Brotherhood are indoctrinating your kids

June 4, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

6 Reasons Why Qatar’s U.S. Financial Footprint Warrants Scrutiny

Qatar, a Persian Gulf emirate roughly the size of Connecticut, possesses outsized wealth by sitting atop the world’s largest natural gas reservoir. FDD has meticulously documented that this tiny country...

June 3, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Mapping Qatar’s $400 Billion Footprint in the United States