Tag Archives: India

Islamic State Spokesman Marks Ten Years of the Caliphate

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 April 2024

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Islamic State Khorasan Province is Looking More Dangerous

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 6 January 2024

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Afghanistan, China, and the Memory of Fallujah: The Propaganda Focus of the Islamic State

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 28 December 2022

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The Third Speech of Islamic State Spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 24 September 2022

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Africa Dominates Two Months of Islamic State Propaganda

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 31 August 2022

Islamic State fighters from Wilayat Sinai in Egypt || Al-Naba 348, p. 5

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The Unlearned Lesson of 7/7

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 July 2022

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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

India’s Options in Afghanistan

By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 6 October 2021

Army Jawans hold the National Flag near the snow-covered border on the 71st Republic Day (ANI Photo)

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