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ISKP’s Propaganda Threatens Asia’s Security Apparatus
On September 5, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) launched a suicide bombing attack in front of the Russian embassy in Kabul, leaving more than four dead. The attack underscored ISKP’s continued forays targeting civilians and Taliban security forces across…
طالبان کے قبضے کے ایک برس بعد: علاقائی خطرات و اثرات
ایک برس پہلے، ۱۵ اگست ۲۰۲۱ کو طالبان نے کابل پر قبضہ کر لیا اور امریکہ اور اس کے اتحادیوں کے ہاتھوں اپنی گزشتہ حکومت گرائے جانے کے دو دہائی بعد افغانستان میں دوبارہ اقتدار میں آگئے۔ اقتدار میں ان…
The al-Zawahiri Strike and U.S. Counterterrorism in Afghanistan
On August 2, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the United States had killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Kabul. Zawahiri’s death comes after two decades of military operations against al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups that…
One Year After the Taliban Takeover: Regional Risks and Repercussions
On August 15, 2021—exactly one year ago today—the Taliban captured Kabul and retook power in Afghanistan two decades after the United States and its allies toppled their previous regime. Their abrupt return to power shocked those within Afghanistan and abroad…
Assumptions in Counterterrorism: Understanding the Case of Shari Baloch
On April 26, as reports circulated of a suicide bomber killing a Pakistani driver and three Chinese teachers near the Confucius Institute in Karachi University, waves of anxiety crippled much of the collective Pakistani consciousness. The attack was carried out…
The Untenable TTP-Pakistan Negotiations
For much of the duration of the Afghan Taliban's insurgency against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)–formed officially in 2007 and one of Pakistan's deadliest terrorist groups–was a force multiplier for the Taliban. While the Taliban and Pakistan…