List of Terrorism articles
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, then-deputy leader of al Qaeda, is seen in a screengrab taken from a video that aired on Al Jazeera on Aug. 5, 2006. Ayman al-Zawahiri’s Legacy of Terror
He inherited the leadership of al Qaeda when U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden but lacked his predecessor’s charisma.
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Women wearing burqas in Kabul Afghan Women Are Worse Off Than Ever
A new Amnesty report lays out the Taliban playbook for erasing half the population: electrocutions, beatings, detentions, and disappearances.
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A demonstrator holds a pro-Russian banner in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso Could Be Next for Russia’s Wagner Group, U.S. Intel Fears
A military coup, natural resources, and roiling insecurity are a recipe for Russian intervention.
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Taliban fighters The Taliban’s Neighbors Fear Afghanistan’s ‘Boiling Pot’ of Terrorism
A three-day conference in Uzbekistan has united the region, worried about the guerrillas in their midst.
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Two women are seen from the back, walking down a street in a crowd. Can This Brussels Neighborhood Shake Its Jihadi Reputation?
Molenbeek was labeled a hub of European extremism. Seven years later, with drug trafficking rising, alienated residents want to change the narrative.
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Taliban fighters wait as people gather for a ceremony to raise the Taliban flag in Kabul. The Taliban Detained Me for Doing My Job. I Can Never Go Back.
FP’s columnist on a harrowing return to Kabul, almost one year after the United States left Afghanistan.
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Members of the Yansakai vigilante group bring their weapons into the Zamfara State Government house as they members surrendered more than 500 guns on Dec. 3, 2019. Arming Civilians in Northern Nigeria Is a Bad Idea
Zamfara state’s decision to provide weapons to untrained individuals could lead to more small-arms proliferation and widespread violence.
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A young woman walks over a hole made by a rocket in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on July 15. At least 23 people were killed in the attack, including three children, and more than 100 were wounded, according to Ukrainian officials. Is Russia a Terrorist State?
Kyiv thinks it knows the answer—while Washington debates.
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Two men sit together; one holds a gun Meet the Taliban’s Would-Be Rainmaker
Hassib Habibi carries his convictions as easily as his AK-47. Now he has to resuscitate the Afghan economy.
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reconstruction builders work to revive Mosul's Old City Five Years After Liberation, There Is New Hope Among Mosul’s Ruins
On the anniversary of its liberation from the Islamic State, Iraq’s second city heals its scars.
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Taliban fighters patrol Kabul. Afghan Guns Are Arming Regional Insurgents
A flood of arms, including many from former Afghan soldiers, threatens to spark more violence.
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A child walks amid the rubble of damaged houses in Bermal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, on June 23, following a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. A Modest Proposal to Save Afghanistan—From Itself
With the Taliban at loggerheads and Afghanistan in chaos, one politician has a plan to stave off civil war.
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Members of the Taliban stand in front of a Blackhawk helicopter. Afghans Battle Another Blow After Big Earthquake
The Taliban can’t govern in normal times, let alone disaster response.
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Burqa-clad women wait in line for food. The U.N. Knows Afghanistan Is Messed Up. But It’s Keeping Mum.
An internal United Nations report details escalating Taliban violations of human rights—and little U.N. leverage.
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Afghan Ambassador Nasir Andisha attends a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Afghanistan in Geneva on Aug. 24, 2021. U.S. Weighs Waiving Taliban Travel Ban (Again)
Western engagement with the militant group appears to be on its last legs.