By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 April 2024
Tag Archives: India
Islamic State Khorasan Province is Looking More Dangerous
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 6 January 2024
The Prevent Review: What Went Wrong in British Counter-Extremism Policy
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 16 March 2023
Afghanistan, China, and the Memory of Fallujah: The Propaganda Focus of the Islamic State
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 28 December 2022
The Third Speech of Islamic State Spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 24 September 2022
Africa Dominates Two Months of Islamic State Propaganda
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 31 August 2022
The Unlearned Lesson of 7/7
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 July 2022
The Taliban Supreme Leader Emerges—Maybe
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 1 November 2021
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
India’s Options in Afghanistan
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 6 October 2021
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman arrived in India today for a three-day visit. Afghanistan will be high on the agenda. Continue reading
Tajikistan and the Afghan Resistance
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 1 October 2021
Since the takeover of Afghanistan by a coalition of jihadists controlled by Pakistan, the one neighbouring state to vocally object is Tajikistan, which has extended support to the remaining anti-Taliban resistance. This is a reprise of Tajikistan’s role in the 1990s, when it provided a rear base to the United Islamic Front (UIF) or “Northern Alliance”, and was the gateway for the states supporting the UIF, notably Pakistan’s great rival India. Continue reading