Turkey’s Nearing Elections Present Challenges for NATO
1 February 2022 Turkey faces a general election in May that holds the potential to end Erdoğan’s two-decade grip on the country. This is of major significance to Turkey’s often-neglectful…
Al-Zawahiri’s death may lead to a revitalized al-Qaeda 3.0
According to US sources, al-Zawahiri was on the balcony of his safehouse in the Sherpur area of Kabul when a drone fired two missiles at him. Al-Zawahiri was al-Qaeda’s second…
Afghan Quake will leave ripple effects in Kashmir and elsewhere
The earthquake in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktika provinces. It is estimated that the earthquake killed more than 1,000 Afghans, injuring close to 3,000 and damaging 4,500 homes. Not only prompting…
ISIS-K Attacks are a Precursor to What the Spring Will Bring
19 November 2021 The attacks perpetrated by the ISIS chapter in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), have been on the rise. The head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons,…
Kabul Bombing: The Taliban & ISIS-K Relationship is Far More Complex
27 August 2021 At the time of writing this, 13 US service members have been killed and another 18 servicemen injured and more than 90 Afghans dead with at least…
Afghanistan’s Next Chapter? A Turbulent One
29 April 2021 The 20-year war in Afghanistan is drawing to an end. US Forces are locally drawing down in Afghanistan. Now the next chapter in the 42-year-old conflict begins.…
Operation Taliban Air Force? Come on, man.
29 October 2020 The United States has been assisting the Taliban’s campaign against ISIS. The age-old motto of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” comes to mind. By…
ISIS in Afghanistan is Moving North, Not South
4 April 2018 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Afghanistan has seen a dramatic increase in Taliban and ISIS attacks in the past month. The country has also been the…
Book Watch: US Foreign Policy in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Politics, Energy, and Security
Review by Chris Murray 16 May 2016, Kingston, CA US Foreign Policy in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Politics, Energy, and Security By Christoph Bluth; I.B.Tauris, 2014. USD 90.00 ISBN-10: 178076918…