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Tag: Al Qaeda

Posted inIndonesia

Hambali trial prevents Biden from closing Guantanamo

by John McBeth February 1, 2021February 4, 2021

JAKARTA – US President Joe Biden wants to close Guantanamo Bay, but only a day after his inauguration US military prosecutors announced they were bringing alleged 2002 Bali bombing mastermind Riduan Isamuddin to trial at the detention facility where he has been held for the past 14 years. The timing of the charges suggests the […]

Posted inAfghanistan

Biden faces stay or go dilemma in Afghanistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh January 26, 2021January 29, 2021
Posted inPakistan

Diehard terrorists and a docile state in Pakistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh January 13, 2021January 16, 2021
Posted inAfghanistan

The truth behind Al-Qaeda’s silence in Afghanistan

by Abdul Sayed November 5, 2020November 9, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Two decades after 9/11, Iranians still ask ‘what if’

by Kourosh Ziabari September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
Posted inSyria

Deadly ‘flying Ginsu’ weapon used again in Syria

by Dave Makichuk August 18, 2020August 20, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan

The man who drove the US out of Afghanistan

by Fazelminallah Qazizai July 16, 2020July 22, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Proxy war in Idlib heads toward military escalation

by Christina Lin March 12, 2020March 12, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States, World, Yemen

Killing of al-Rimi is a blow to al-Qaeda: analyst

by Dana Moukhallati February 9, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

CIA mystery: Did Iran kill ‘Ayatollah Mike?’

by Dave Makichuk February 7, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East

US sends troops to Mideast after ‘termination’

by Sebastian Smith January 4, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inBangladesh, South Asia

Islamists sentenced to death for Dhaka attack

by Shafiqul Alam November 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, Russia, South Asia, United States, World

Trump on 9/11 vows to hit Taliban ‘harder’

by Peter Hutchison and Sebastian Smith September 12, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, United States, World

From the archives: ‘Get Osama now’

by Pepe Escobar September 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, World

Al-Qaeda not down and out, even if Hamza dead

by Tatiana Kanunnikova August 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Al Qaeda vs ISIS for Indonesia’s terror crown

by John McBeth July 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, South Asia

US, Russia, China agree on Afghanistan pullout

by Asia Times staff April 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, World

Trump determined to pull troops out of ‘endless wars’

by Asia Times staff February 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Foreign policy fiascos will haunt Modi in upcoming poll

by Bhim Burtel February 1, 2019
Posted inAfghanistan, South Asia, United States, World

Trump administration hands gift to Afghan Taliban 

by Brahma Chellaney January 31, 2019

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