Trump halts the Indo-Pakistan conflict
The ceasefire is an achievement but don’t confuse that with peace
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Time to Reform VOA and Its Iran Programming: Trim the Fat, Keep the Mission
The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate funding for Voice of America (VOA) represents a missed opportunity to reform and enhance the outlet’s capacity to counter adversarial propaganda.
Insights
National Resistance Front repels multi-day Taliban assault on Panjshir
After weeks of fruitless negotiations between the Taliban’s political leadership and senior leaders of the National Resistance Front in Panjshir, the Taliban launched a multi-pronged attack on the Panjshir...
Op-eds
The Taliban Is Still the Main Driver of Violence in Afghanistan
Two recent attacks by ISIS only obscure that the Taliban is attacking the Afghan government daily.
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Since agreement with U.S., Taliban has attacked Afghan forces in 27 of 34 provinces
The Taliban has launched attacks in against Afghan security forces in 27 of the country’s 34 provinces since it signed an agreement with the U.S. that facilitates the withdrawal of American troops. Many...
Op-eds
Senior al Qaeda official praises Taliban’s ‘victory’ in Afghanistan
Asim Umar, a senior al Qaeda official, has released a lengthy statement praising the Taliban’s “victory” in Afghanistan. He claims that America’s “defeat” proves that its superior technology...
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Taliban leader claims US-led war effort ‘condemned to defeat’
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John Walker Lindh fought for al Qaeda’s pro-Taliban force
John Walker Lindh, an American who fought on the side of the jihadists in Afghanistan both before and after 9/11, was released from prison earlier today. In late 2001, Lindh and his fellow fighters surrendered...
Op-eds
What went wrong in Pakistan
Pakistan was meant to be a model, an example for other nations to emulate. It was founded after World War II, as the sun was set...
Op-eds
Report: Islamist Terrorism Responsible for 40% of Journalists’ Deaths in 2015
Islamist-animated terrorism caused the largest number of journalists’ deaths in 2015, according to a Tuesday report from the Committee to Protect Journalists. Al-Qaida in the Arabi...
Op-eds
Iran and Pakistan, A Cold Peace That Could Get Hot
Just how long Pakistan’s neutrality in Yemen conflict will last depends on two factors.
Op-eds
“Homeland” Under Attack
Are the cast, crew and fans of “Homeland” -- Showtime’s television series about a brilliant but neurotic CIA agent – Islamophobes? That’s the implication of...
Op-eds
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 5 ISAF Personnel in Southeastern Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed credit for a suicide attack in southeastern Afghanistan today that killed three Coalition soldiers and two civilian personnel who worked for the Zabul Provincial Reconstructio...
Op-eds
Pakistani Taliban Threaten Former President Musharraf with ‘Death Squad’
A Pakistani jihadist who escaped from prison during a Taliban jailbreak last spring appeared in a video in which he threatened to assassinate Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan wh...
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Hakeemullah Mehsud Threatens More Attacks in Pakistan
The leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan vowed to carry out more attacks on the Pakistani state and reiterated his pledge of fealty to Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Hak...
Op-eds
ISAF Beats Back Assault on Eastern Afghan Base
Coalition troops defeated a massed assault by the Haqqani Network and allied terror groups on a remote base near the border with Pakistan earlier today. Afghan officials claimed that more than 60...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda’s Operations Chief for Pakistan Reported Killed in Predator Strike
A terrorist who US officials claimed is al Qaeda's operations chief for Pakistan is thought to have been killed in a recent Predator airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal ar...
Op-eds
Early Warnings Ignored
September 11: A Decade Later
Op-eds
The Bombs of Dhamma: Pakistan’s pop-music scene
Singer-songwriter Imran Raza and guitarist Faraz Anwar hope to bring an unlikely revolution to Pakistan--one guided by Sufi-oriented music inspired by Led Zeppelin and Metallica. The country'...
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Shattered Hopes
As Pakistan's parliamentary elections approach, the PPP's future is uncertain.