By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 12 January 2024
The Strikes in Yemen Avoid the Real Issue: Iran
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The CIA: In Theory and In Practice
The Cold War Roots of the Media Fiasco Over Israel
Jihadist “Forever Wars” Don’t End Because Western Troops Are Withdrawn
The Prevent Review: What Went Wrong in British Counter-Extremism Policy
Christianity, the West, and Russia’s War on Ukraine
One Year On: The Ongoing Consequences of Abandoning Afghanistan
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 15 August 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
Islamic State Says the Massacre at Kabul Airport Shows They Are the True Jihadists
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 9 September 2021
Front page of Al-Naba 302
The Islamic State (IS) released the 302nd edition of Al-Naba, its weekly newsletter, on 2 September. The major focus of Al-Naba 302 was the 26 August bombing of the Kabul Airport by IS’s “Khorasan Province” (ISKP) that killed nearly 200 people, including thirteen members of the U.S. military (eleven marines, one soldier, and one navy corpsman), and wounded 150 people. Continue reading
Islamic State in Afghanistan and Putting Pakistan Back into the Discussion
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 August 2021
Islamic State Khorasan Province
The suicide bombings at the Kabul airport are almost certainly the work of the Islamic State’s “Khorasan Province” (ISKP), the branch of the organisation in Afghanistan and Pakistan that was officially recognised by Islamic State (ISIS) “Centre” in 2015. The group had been oddly quiet since the fall of Kabul, and we can now see why. Continue reading
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