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  • An alleged ‘agent’ of Iran transferred from Guantanamo to the UAE

    Thomas Joscelyn

    News
    Aug 17, 2016

    A leaked Joint Task Force – Guantanamo threat assessment describes Haji Hamidullah, who was recently transferred from Guantanamo to the UAE, as an “agent” of Iran. The Long War Journal first profiled Hamidullah in 2011. The leaked JTF-GTMO file contains numerous intelligence reports tying Iranian intelligence to the Afghan insurgency.

    An alleged ‘agent’ of Iran transferred from Guantanamo to the UAE
  • Hekmatyar withdraws from peace talks with Afghan government

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Jun 28, 2016

    Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of a Hezb-i-Islami faction, has toyed with the Afghan government in the past and withdrew from peace talks under similar circumstances.

    Hekmatyar withdraws from peace talks with Afghan government
  • The Gitmo Files: (Shocker!) Mullah Omar meets with Pakistan’s ISI

    Thomas Joscelyn

    Threat Matrix
    May 11, 2011

    At a meeting that included representatives of the Pakistani government and the ISI, Omar “told attendees that they should not cooperate with the new infidel government (in Afghanistan) and should keep attacking coalition forces.”

    The Gitmo Files: (Shocker!) Mullah Omar meets with Pakistan’s ISI
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  • Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

    Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

  • Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

    Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

  • Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

    Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

  • Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

    Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

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