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...
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Why is Pakistan failing to combat Islamism?
On the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital Islamabad a shrine to Mumtaz Qadri, an assassin of the Pakistani governor and lawyer...
Facing Cross-Border Terrorism, India Calls to Isolate Pakistan
September 26th around midnight, the Indian military made surgical strikes against the Pakistani terrorists, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), across the line of...
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...
Gunmen Affiliated with Islamic State Kill Foreigners in Bangladesh Café
Twenty hostages, mostly foreigners were killed in Dhaka, Bangladesh Friday July 1st after armed gunmen declaring loyalty to the Islamic State...
Afghanistan President Says No More Peace Talks With The Taliban
On Monday, April 25, 2016, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani officially announced he would no longer seek future peace talks with...
Taliban Launch Deadliest Attack on Kabul Since 2011
Today, April 19, 2016, the Taliban launched an attack on the Afghanistan capital of Kabul killing at least 28 and...
China Seeks Stability in Afghanistan for Economic Benefit
As the Afghanistan peace talks continue to prove fruitless, China is beginning to consider a larger security role in the...
Bombing Targets Pakistani Christians on Easter Sunday
Yesterday, March 28, 2016, a suicide bomber targeting Pakistani Christians in Lahore, Pakistan killed 70 and wounded another 341. 14...
While the Afghan Government Focuses on Peace Talks the Taliban Focus on Controlling Afghanistan
The Taliban have continued their campaign against the Afghan government after detonating a suicide bomb at a clinic north of...
Electrical Grid Remains a Vulnerable Target to Nations and Terrorists
Today, Afghani and Israeli infrastructure were targeted by outside forces. In Afghanistan, the Taliban blew up a major electricity pylon...
Taliban Continue War Against Afghan Government Amid Peace Talks
On Sunday, January 17, 2015, a suicide bomber struck the house of a prominent, local Afghan politician Obaiduallah Shinwari. The...
Pakistani Taliban Continue to Fight Back in Northeast
The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has claimed responsibility for suicide bombing a security checkpoint along a...
Polio, Bin Laden, and the Doctor
Blog Four: Polio, Bin Laden, and the Doctor On January 13, 2016, a polio facility in the city of Quetta,...
Obama Administration Releases More Gitmo Detainees Including Hardened Jihadists
Obama Administration Releases More Gitmo Detainees including Hardened Jihadists In the past week Obama administration has released eleven prisoners, dropping...
US-Russia Military Talks on Syria, New York Man Arrested Joining IS, Pakistani Taliban kill 16…
US and Russia begin Military talks on Syria; Russian troops fear involvement Secretary of State, John Kerry has announced that...