Taliban advances on Herat City
The Taliban is fighting inside Herat City, has seized control of a key district, and has taken control of the road that connects the provincial capital with the airport. Read more →
The Taliban is fighting inside Herat City, has seized control of a key district, and has taken control of the road that connects the provincial capital with the airport. Read more →
Hosts Tom Joscelyn and Bill Roggio discuss a new message from Shabaab’s emir. They also discuss their reluctance to report on a video, titled “America Burns,” produced by Al Qaeda’s main propaganda arm. Powered by RedCircle Take a look around the globe today and you’ll see jihadists fighting everywhere from... Read more →
The U.S. Treasury Department announced today that two money men working for al Qaeda and Hay'at Tahrir al Sham (HTS) have been designated. The designations are part of a broader U.S. effort to sanction individuals and entities taking part in the Syrian war. Other extremists and parts of Bashar al-Assad's regime were also designated and sanctioned as part of the campaign. Read more →
The Taliban's rural insurgency strategy is clearly seen in Kandahar province, where the provincial capital of Kandahar City is now under direct threat of falling under Taliban control. Read more →
The U.S. transferred Abdul Latif Nasir from Guantánamo to his home country of Morocco. Nasir allegedly led forces during the 2001 Battle of Tora Bora and was a member of an al Qaeda training subcommittee. Read more →
The Taliban directly threatens 17 of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals, while 18 of the provinces are under direct threat of falling under Taliban control, according to an assessment by FDD's Long War Journal. Read more →
Israel's government announced that it had seized cryptocurrency wallets and addresses belonging to Hamas. Read more →
Hosts Bill Roggio and Tom Joscelyn discuss President Biden’s latest defense of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Despite the jihadists’ significant advances since May 1, the president remains steadfastly committed to completing the American retreat. Powered by RedCircle Take a look around the globe today and you’ll see jihadists fighting everywhere... Read more →
The Taliban and al Qaeda advanced throughout Afghanistan after President Biden announced the withdrawal of American and NATO forces on Apr. 14. Read more →
The Taliban's strategy of seizing rural districts has not only allowed it to surround major cities and put pressure on population centers, it has also enabled it to squeeze the Afghan government's revenue from goods crossing the border. Read more →
The Taliban entered Qala-i-Naw, the provincial capital of Badghis, stormed the city's prison and freed inmates, and briefly seized control of the governor's office and the police and National Directorate of Security headquarters before government forces counterattacked. Read more →
The importance of the Taliban's northern thrust cannot be understated. If the Taliban can deny Afghanistan's government and its backers their base of power, Afghanistan is effectively lost. Read more →