Latest Bombings Targeting Military in Afghanistan
A suicide bombing of Afghan Army cadets in Kabul is the latest in a string of bombings targeting Afghan military...
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Three Taliban Attacks on Police in Afghanistan
On October 17th, the Taliban claimed responsibility for three attacks on police and government compounds in three separate provinces in...
Did the Saudi embassy fund a “test run” for 9/11 hijackings?
The New York Post is reporting that new evidence suggests the Saudi embassy may have funded a "test run" for...
The Implications of America’s Involvement with Afghanistan
According to recent reports the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan is currently around 11,000, higher than the previously disclosed...
Center experts analyze Trump’s Afghanistan moment
Center President Frank Gaffney asserts that sharia supremacism is the primary animating force behind our enemies as he appears on...
IS and the Attack in Kabul
The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the July 31st attack on the Iraqi embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul....
Terrorism in Afghanistan and the Dangers It Poses
Update: Death toll has surpassed 150. The morning of Wednesday, May 31, marks another terrorist attack in Kabul. The explosion...
The role of green-on-blue attacks in the Taliban’s strategy to weaken the Afghan military
On March 19th an Afghan soldiers opened fire on U.S. coalition troops at a military base in the Helmand province,...
The Afghan army may not be capable of combating Islamic terrorism on its own.
On March 8th, four Islamic State terrorists attacked a military hospital in Kabul killing over 30 people and wounding over...
What does Pakistan’s upsurge in Islamic violence portend?
On February 17th Pakistan closed all border crossings with Afghanistan while its army began shelling both sides of the border...
IS Claims Responsibility for Bombing on Afghan Supreme Court
Twenty-four hours after the February 7th deadly suicide bombing on the Afghan Supreme Court in Kabul, the Khorasan Province of...
US Launches Strike Against Resurgence Al Qaeda
On November 4th, the Pentagon confirmed that one of al Qaeda’s senior leaders, Nayef Salam Muhammad Ujaym al-Hababi, was killed...
Green-on-Blue Attack Serves as a Reminder of Struggle in Afghan Mission
On Wednesday October 19th, an Afghani soldier killed two Americans and left three wounded, after opening fire on Americans at...
Taliban Offensive Repulsed, Threat Continues
October 3rd the Taliban took over the town of Nawa in the southern province of Helmand in Afghanistan after successfully...
Taliban Threatens Hostages as Key Leader Faces Afghan Death Sentence
On August 30th a Taliban hostage video intended to persuade the American and Canadian governments to pressure the Afghan government...
IS-Inspired Teenager Critically Wounds Four Aboard German Train
Four people were wounded on Monday July 18th after a teenager carrying an axe and a knife attacked a group...