Terrorism

The Beirut port blast investigation is turning over dangerous stones.

The “war on terror” is an American idea that only made matters worse.

Even if the Taliban wanted to serve as a safe haven, there’s no reason to think terrorists would want to take up the offer.

With 14 alleged terrorists on the stand and an election coming up, can politicians resist weighing in?

Centcom will be flying blind for years in Afghanistan—and likely missing terrorists while killing innocents, experts say.

The jihadi group’s continued rise has left the United States with only bad options.

In a new book, a Yale historian argues that Washington is setting a dangerous international precedent for permanent war.

A Taliban letter to the secretary-general sets the stage for a diplomatic showdown.

The unspoken pact between Washington and anti-Islamic State jihadi groups is a short-sighted move that will reward extremists.

A similar rapid collapse of state institutions awaits if Somali elites and Western governments don’t alter their approach.

Don’t expect the Taliban to compromise their terrorist allies.

This week’s U.N. General Assembly provides an opportunity to assist the minorities, activists, women, and girls still in Afghanistan.

Islamist groups are hoping that a turn to local jihad will win them international legitimacy.

They share economic and geopolitical interests in Afghanistan, but counterterrorism could be a wrench.

Stefano Pontecorvo spent his childhood in Kabul. Sixty years later, he coordinated the evacuation of 124,000 people before saying goodbye to the city himself.

Beijing has used the “war on terror” to target its own minorities like Uyghurs.

Iran cheered the U.S. withdrawal but is nervously hedging its bets with the Taliban.

Republican lawmakers grilled Biden’s top diplomat over the end to the United States’ Afghan war.