List of Terrorism articles
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Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, seen here in 2014, is a member of a group of exiled warlords and other leaders who want the Taliban to widen the makeup of Afghanistan's government and include them. Afghanistan’s Warlords Prepare Their Comeback
The regional capos who broke Afghanistan once before are angling to contest control of the country with the current Taliban rulers.
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Members of Taliban stand in front of the site where the Shahmama Buddha statue once stood before being destroyed in Afghanistan. The Taliban Take Aim at Buddhist Heritage
Afghanistan’s new rulers are looting the past—again.
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A top shot of a man in a hat looking at a newspaper. Inside the Waning Days of al Qaeda
A new book on the documents recovered in the Abbottabad raid reveals an organization far weaker than many believed it to be.
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Funeral in Sinai after terrorist attack Egypt’s Remilitarized Sinai Is a Future Powder Keg
Egypt and Israel are undermining their peace treaty—and it needs to be stopped.
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Armed militants of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan pose for photographs. Pakistan Sponsored Terror Next Door. Now, It’s Back to Roost
Afghans rue the return of the Taliban. So does Pakistan, as al Qaeda-linked militants run rampant.
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Lebanese independent lawmakers on their way to parliament pose at Martyrs' Square in central Beirut on May 31. Lebanon Has an Opposition Movement Again
A new coalition could check—or even dislodge—Hezbollah and its iron grip.
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A primary and secondary school is destroyed. Al Qaeda Isn’t Dead Yet
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has put 9/11’s planners back in the terror cockpit.
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The remains of a police car in Somalia. Somalia’s al Qaeda Branch Has Gotten ‘Bigger, Stronger, and Bolder’ Since U.S. Exit
As in Afghanistan, Trump’s decisions to withdraw have only emboldened terrorists.
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Cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg stand outside the U.S. Capitol as part of a protest against disinformation on the social media platform, in Washington on April 10, 2018. Texas’s New Social Media Law Will Create a Haven for Global Extremists
A new law restricting content moderation will have ripple effects far beyond the state.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a group meeting of his Justice and Development Party at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, on May 18. Why Has Erdogan Ramped Up Turkey’s Clash With the PKK?
Intensifying conflict with the Kurdish armed movement in Iraq and Syria will likely improve his chances of reelection.
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265 people are evacuated out of Kabul. Trump and Biden Let Afghanistan Collapse
The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would.
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A black and white police SUV is parked on a street with the Tops grocery store shown in the background. The Global Roots of the Buffalo Shooting
White supremacists today are engaged in a global discussion, with violence part of the dialogue.
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Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take position. The Afghan Resistance Is Still Fighting
But without unity, arms, or a safe haven, it’s an uphill fight against the Islamists in Kabul.
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A silhouette of a soldier who's looking out over a sandy expanse and rock faces. The Islamic State Sets Its Sights on Africa
U.S. officials fear that Africa’s Sahel region is becoming a melting pot of terrorist groups.
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A burqa-clad woman with a child The Taliban Have Made the Burqa Mandatory Again
Hunger and poverty stalk the nation, but the Islamists want to disappear women from public life.