‘IS to benefit’ from Taliban infighting in Afghanistan
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'IS to benefit' from Taliban infighting in Afghanistan
Conflicting reports have emerged from Afghanistan about the death of Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, the leader of a Taliban splinter group. Experts believe the Taliban infighting could eventually strengthen IS in Afghanistan.
Afghan officials claimed Thursday that Mullah Mansoor Dadullah, a deputy to the...
Why the ‘Five Eyes’ Should Not Turn Blind: A Decisive Moment for Counter-Terrorism in...
IndraStra Global 11/11/2015 06:40:00 AM
By Siegfried O. Wolf
Introduction
The ‘Five Eyes’ are an intelligence sharing network, known for its exclusive cooperation among each other. However, in order to face the challenge of international terrorism, they adopted increasingly the practice of sharing intelligence with non-‘Five Eyes’ members, like Bangladesh....
Bangladesh Pushes Back as Warnings of ISIS Expansion Gather Steam
Bangladesh Pushes Back as Warnings of ISIS Expansion Gather Steam
By ELLEN BARRYOCT. 30, 2015
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Last month, United States officials told Bangladeshi authorities that they had information suggesting that terrorists linked to the Islamic State were preparing to ramp up activity within Bangladesh’s borders.
In the days that followed,...
Another attack on Pakistan’s Shiites – where is the state?
A suicide bomber has targeted a Shiite procession in southern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people. Attacks on Shiites have intensified over the years - a result of the state's support for Sunni extremists, say experts.
The attacker hit the procession of the Ashoura mourners on Friday in the southern...
From Export to Import: The rise of Jihadism and the advent of the Islamic...
The origin of Islamisation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is threatened by an increasing surge of radical Islamist violence. The killings of Bangladeshi liberal thinkers and progressive secularists, such as the blogger Avijit Roy, are not an entirely new phenomenon and exemplify the gravity of the situation. As such, the murder of...
From FATA to Kunduz: The Pakistani Taliban’s new northwards orientation
From FATA to Kunduz: The Pakistani Taliban’s new northwards orientation
BY DR. SIEGFRIED O. WOLF ON OCTOBER 19, 2015 ASIA, TERRORISM / INSURGENCY
On 28 September, 2015, the Taliban launched a major offensive in northern Afghanistan, capturing the city of Kunduz. The fact that some hundred Taliban fighters took over a major...
Kunduz – Beyond the Battleground
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Kunduz – Beyond the Battleground
There is life in the old dog yet! This simplistic slogan demonstrates how wrong international media and many analysts were by assessing the latest trajectories within the Taliban and the future path this movement might take. To be precise, the...
AP Interview: India’s environment minister says reducing poverty is climate justice
Originally published at News Republic.
NEW DELHI (AP) — India will confirm plans next week for a fivefold increase in renewable energy by 2020, the environment minister said. But it will continue to champion poor countries in their demand that industrialized nations assume the brunt of responsibility for decades of...
50 Years After the 1965 War: What Has Changed in India-Pakistan Relations? September 9th...
Originally published at Hudson.
September marks the 50th anniversary of the seventeen-day war fought between India and Pakistan. The 1965 war involved nearly one million troops and ended in a ceasefire brokered by the Soviet Union. The United States played an important role in the struggle, cutting off military supplies...
In Reversal, Obama Says U.S. Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017
Originally published at The New York Times.
WASHINGTON — President Obama halted the withdrawal of American military forces from Afghanistan on Thursday, announcing that the United States will keep thousands of troops in the country through the end of his term in 2017 and indefinitely prolonging the American role in a...