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…
The Reality of Terrorist Groups in Afghanistan
23 August 2021 For years the Taliban have denied the presence of foreign fighters amongst their ranks and the truth has been quite the opposite. Al-Qaeda and other groups, such…
China’s Path Forward After Meeting with the Taliban
17 August 2021 Major offensives by the Taliban over the past two weeks have netted them the overwhelming majority of Afghanistan. The flight of the Afghan President and the fall…
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.…
Recap: Labour Criticises UK government over Army Numbers
UK Labour party criticises the government’s handling of the army following a leaked report 9 February 2021 – York, UK The UK Labour Party has criticised the government’s record on…
Biden’s Biggest Foreign Policy Challenge
10 November 2020 Weakened partnerships with old allies, a global pandemic, the standing down of US forces after 19-years of operations, a diminished opinion of the United States that is…
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…
A Response to Those Who Would Seek to Edit History
13 June 2020 “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there” – L.P. Hartley It was announced today that London Mayor, Sadiq Khan has launched a review…
Brew Pub that helps veterans needs help
DefenceReport has been quiet recently and that is not because we are stricken by COVID-19, but because other projects are taking some time and just other time-consuming complications due to…
ISIS’ Coronavirus Plan…yes it has one
18 March 2020 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb The World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus is more of a threat than terrorism. And as the world hunkers down…