Donald Trump exaggerated Mohammad Sharifullah’s role in ISIS-K’s Kabul airport attack. He was a low-level operative, not the mastermind.
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The Somali National Army, despite having more troops and better resources, is weaker than al-Shabaab due to cohesion and morale challenges.
The U.S. is now looking for alternatives to its lost drone bases in Niger, but replacement options in the region are thin.
Russia feels it is in a state of war with the West. And that’s likely why it did not trust U.S. warnings of an ISIS-K attack.
ISIS-K’s ability to strike across Eurasia could push the international community to cooperate more with its chief rival, the Afghan Taliban.
Iran’s IRGC and Pakistan’s ISI have been regional competitors for decades. Their battle has at times extended into their respective countries.
The U.S.-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia was largely responsible for creating the political uncertainty and violence that prevail today.
The Bush administration’s misadventures after 9/11 led to a divided and weakened America and a more powerful China.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend, President Joe Biden…
Hamza bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, is reportedly dead.