Sajjan M. Gohel

Sajjan M. Gohel is the international security director at the Asia-Pacific Foundation and a visiting teacher and fellow at the London School of Economics’ Centre for Women, Peace, and Security. He is the author of Doctor, Teacher, Terrorist: The Life and Legacy of Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and editor of NATO’s Counter-Terrorism Reference Curriculum.

Articles by Sajjan M. Gohel

Attendees take part in celebrations in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 13.

Without Women’s Rights, Syria Risks Failed-State Status

Argument

Sajjan M. Gohel

December 19, 2024, 6:00 AM

Bin Laden and Zawahiri sit side by side on the floor. A gun rests on the floor between them.

Why Al Qaeda’s Letter Went Viral on TikTok

Analysis

Sajjan M. Gohel

November 21, 2023, 1:05 PM

Taliban fighters in a vehicle patrol the streets of Kabul on Aug. 23.

The Taliban Are Far Closer to the Islamic State Than They Claim

Argument

Sajjan M. Gohel

August 26, 2021, 7:09 PM

A convoy crosses a bridge in Termez, now part of Uzbekistan, during the withdrawal of the Soviet Red Army from Afghanistan, on May 21, 1988.

America Is Going the Same Way as the Soviets in Afghanistan

Argument

Sajjan M. Gohel, Victoria Jones

February 18, 2021, 9:28 AM

Taliban spokesman Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai greets a participant during the opening of the two-day talks between the Taliban and Afghan opposition representatives.

This Time, Russia Is in Afghanistan to Win

Argument

Sajjan M. Gohel, Allison Bailey

July 1, 2020, 4:37 PM

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