Taliban Warns Islamic State to Stay Out of Afghanistan
On June 16, the Taliban sent a letter to the "caliph" of the Islamic State (IS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The...
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Jihad In Post-Soviet Central Asia
Recently on the Free Fire blog, there was a report on the defection of Colonel Gulmurod Halimov, the head of...
Qatar extends travel ban for ‘Taliban 5’
The United States Department of State has reached an agreement with the Qatari government regarding extending the travel ban on...
Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks not as successful as some make it seem
An exciting concert in a Kabul, Afghanistan hotel turned deadly Wednesday evening when a Taliban gunman opened fire inside the...
Afghan-Taliban Hold Talks as U.S. Loses Influence
Taliban and Afghan representatives met on Saturday and Sunday, May 2nd and May 3rd for talks in Qatar, hosted by...
Large Italian Counterterrorism Operation Shows Threat to Europe
Italian police are currently conducting a large-scale counterterrorism operation on Friday to dismantle an al-Qaeda linked terror network that was...
Taliban and Islamic State Declare Jihad on Each Other
According to reports from Afghanistan’s Khaama Press and Pakistan’s Mashaal Radio, the Taliban and Islamic State (ISIS) have declared jihad...
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Jalalabad Bank Bombing
Terrorists launched a suicide bomb attack on the Jalalabad branch of Kabul Bank Saturday April 18th, killing 35 and wounding...
Afghan Vice President Stresses Peace as Taliban Launches Further Attacks
Spring, a season often associated with fresh starts, has a very different meaning in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the start of...
It’s Official: Islamic State is in Central Asia
Two weeks ago we wrote about reports indicating Islamic State expansion into Central Asia. A recent message from Islamic State's...
Islamic State Now Opening…In Afghanistan
Afghani officials claim that the Islamic State is operating in Afghanistan less than a month after the cessation of US...
Gitmo Detainee Acquitted in Algeria
Last week, an Algerian court acquitted Ahmed bin Saleh Belbacha of a prior conviction of terrorism. Ahmed Belbacha is a...
Predictable Afghan Treachery
Until yesterday, Major General Harold Greene was the top U.S. officer in charge of transitioning to Afghans the responsibility for...
How Barack Obama Ends Wars
In discussing last week his decision to eliminate essentially all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by the time his term of...
Blind Skies over Afghanistan and Pakistan?
The big headline this past week was President Obama’s announcement at West Point that the United States is drawing down...
As the Karzai Era Ends, What’s Next for Afghanistan?
Secure Freedom Radio is made possible by listeners like you. With Zalmay Khalilzad, Jerry Boykin, Gordon Chang, Roger Robinson ZALMAY...