By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 23 February 2023
Al-Qaeda and Global Terrorism: What is the Current Threat?
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Category Archives: Afghanistan
Pakistan Has Theories on Who Tried to Kill Imran Khan
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 4 November 2022
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot four times in both legs yesterday as he took part in a protest march supposed to end in the capital, Islamabad, calling for new elections. One of two alleged shooters, who between them killed one person and wounded at least ten, soon appeared in a confession video released by police. In it, he said he was motivated to stop Khan, whom he regarded as insufficiently pious, “misguiding the people”.
Islamic State Attacks the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan, Uses it Against the Taliban
One Year On: The Ongoing Consequences of Abandoning Afghanistan
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 15 August 2022
Reviewing the Mystery of Jihadi Ideologue Abdullah Azzam’s Assassination Three Decades Later
Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is Dead: Ramifications and Implications
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 2 August 2022
Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri (R). Credit: Getty
The Unlearned Lesson of 7/7
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 July 2022
The Challenge for Western Intelligence in Talibanized Afghanistan
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 18 June 2022
A U.S. helicopter above the American Embassy in Kabul, 15 August 2021 | AP
The Fall of Afghanistan and Western Foreign Fighters
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 22 February 2022
Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, fell to jihadists on 15 August 2021, and this has emboldened the jihadist movement across the world, providing it with a morale boost and a model, as well as renewing the terrorist safe haven that incubated 9/11. Continue reading
The Taliban Supreme Leader Emerges—Maybe
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 1 November 2021
Hibatullah Akhundzada
A ten-minute audio tape attributed to the Taliban’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada appeared on 30 October, the first such communication since the jihadist takeover of Afghanistan in August. Hailed as Akhundzada’s “first public appearance” or his decision to step into “the limelight”, the reality is more complicated. Continue reading
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