The Limits of Indian Military’s Role in Tajikistan

Speaking at a government meeting on January 18, Tajikistan’s Defense Minister Sherali Khayrulloyev said India has become one of his ministry’s key international partners. This statement reflects deepening defense cooperation...

Abu Baker al-Husseini Brings Al-Qaeda’s Iraqi Affiliate Back to Center Stage

The Islamic State of Iraq (Dawlat al-Iraq al-Islamiyyah—the ISI), an umbrella organization for terrorist groups in Iraq including al-Qaeda in Iraq, suffered a blow when it lost its two top leaders in U.S. raids. These leaders...

The Indigenization of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

The last major attacks in Uzbekistan associated with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) were carried out in 2004, a year in which gunmen and suicide bombers, including females, struck the U.S. and Israeli embassies,...

China in 2012: Foreign Affairs a Secondary Priority but Salient Challenges Ahead

This year holds major domestic preoccupations for Chinese leaders. Heading the list are preparations for the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress later this year and the following National Peoples Congress in early 2013. To...

How Pakistan’s Unstable Tribal Areas Threaten China’s Core Interests

With all eyes focused on the consequences for the United States and NATO of the accidental air strikes, which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, little attention has been paid to another big player who will be greatly impacted by...

Al-Qaeda's Uighur Jihadi: A Profile of the Turkistan Islamic Party's Abdul Shakoor Turkistani

The Progeny

The third Uighur to lead the jihad against the Chinese state over the “occupation” of Xinjiang, Abdul Shakoor Turkistani [1] is the “Amir” of the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP). [2] In this role, he succeeds two...

Former Pakistan Army Chief Reveals Intelligence Bureau Harbored Bin Laden in Abbottabad

In spite of denials by the Pakistani military, evidence is emerging that elements within the Pakistani military harbored Osama bin Laden with the knowledge of former army chief General Pervez Musharraf and possibly current Chief...

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TALIBAN SPOKESMAN SAYS LOYA JIRGA REVEALS THE INVADERS’ “SINISTER OBJECTIVE” TO OCCUPY AFGHANISTAN

In a recent interview with a Taliban-run news agency, Afghan Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi provided an official response to...