The U.S. killed al-Qaeda’s leader. That might boost terrorism. Jenna Jordan - August 9, 2022 ‘Leadership decapitation’ can inspire Islamist extremist groups and followers to carry out more attacks, my research finds
What happens now to U.S. counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan? Sarah Kreps and Paul Lushenko - September 21, 2021 The lack of accountability for civilian casualties in drone strikes isn’t likely to change
Here’s why the Taliban might still want to negotiate with the U.S. Rebecca Best and Navin Bapat - September 12, 2019 It’s riven by factions and losing loyalists to the Islamic State
Iran’s cooperation with the Taliban could affect talks on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan Ariane Tabatabai - August 8, 2019 Here’s what’s motivating the recently publicized ties.
5 key lessons from the Taliban’s deadly resurgence in Afghanistan Jason Lyall - August 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76876" align="aligncenter" width="960"] An Afghan National Army soldier keeps
The Islamic State’s model Aaron Zelin - January 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20630" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A member of security (L) for