Al-Zawahiri’s Bay`a to Mullah Mansoor: A Bitter Pill but a Bountiful Harvest
...Ayman ad-Dhawahiri [al-Zawahiri], the leader of international Jihadi organization (Qaedatul Jihad).”[31] Furthermore, in a move to consolidate his power, Mansoor appointed Sirajuddin Haqqani, the son of Jalaluddin Haqqani,...
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A False Foundation? AQAP, Tribes and Ungoverned Spaces in Yemen
The report attempts to disaggregate the threat posed by al-Qa`ida in the Arabian Peninsula from the sources of instability surrounding it, by examining the group’s strategy, tactics and...
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How Afghanistan’s Overthrown Governing Elites Viewed the Violent Extremism Challenge
...head of the Haqqani network, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) with a US$10 million reward for information that directly leads to his arrest in connection with...
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The Micro-Level of Civil War: The Case of Central Helmand Province
...Force (ISAF) and the Afghan government against the Taliban and the Haqqani network in a war over the political future of the country.[2] This narrative is deceptive and...
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A View from the CT Foxhole: General John W. Nicholson, Commander, Resolute Support and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan
...the list. The others obviously concern us as well. Many of them have regional ambitions. For example, al-Qa`ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) attacks regionally. The Haqqani network...
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The Significance of Maulvi Nazir’s Death in Pakistan
...closely aligned with the Afghan Taliban, the Haqqani network, and the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Taliban faction, yet he had an antagonistic relationship with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).[2] Nazir was...
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Extremism and Terrorism Trends in Pakistan: Changing Dynamics and New Challenges
...Afghan Taliban, who had publicly declared followers of ISK as enemies of Islam.55 Haqqani’s lecture was being livestreamed when the attack occurred, leading to the death of eight...
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The Implications of Colonel Imam’s Murder in Pakistan
...fighters battling Soviet forces, and befriended scores of mujahidin leaders and commanders, including Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Ahmad Shah Massoud and Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani, as well as the...
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