The group which claimed responsibility for the Crocus City Hall attack is increasingly worrying No government formally recognises the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, partly because its restrictions on female education are the world’s most oppressive. Yet even the Taliban are not radical enough for the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), …
Read More »What Does the ISIS-K Attack Mean for Afghan-Russia Ties?
For the Taliban, further engagement with any major power, such as Russia, is an opportunity to escape from international isolation. According to Russian authorities, the horrific attack at Crocus City Hall on March 22 took at least 139 lives, marking the deadliest act of terrorism in Russia for many years. …
Read More »The ruthless 29-year-old terror boss with a $10million bounty on his head who transformed extremist group into world’s most feared ISIS off-shoot behind attacks in Afghanistan, Iran and Russia – and attempting to hit Europe
Sanaullah Ghafari, the 29 year old leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, has overseen its transformation into one of the most fearsome branches of the global Islamist network, capable of operations far from its bases in the borderlands of Afghanistan. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Friday’s mass …
Read More »Joint Naval Exercises Among China, Russia, And Iran – Analysis
Joint naval exercises among China, Russia, and Iran have significant implications for regional stability, power dynamics, and the existing world order. These exercises demonstrate a deepening of strategic mutual trust and cooperation between the three countries, as well as a potential challenge to the existing power dynamics and world order, …
Read More »A Look At IS-Khorasan: Group Believed To Be Behind Moscow Attack – Analysis
The United States is assigning responsibility for Friday’s attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people on the Islamic State terror group’s Afghan affiliate, known as Islamic State-Khorasan, or IS-Khorasan. A State Department official confirmed to VOA that the U.S. gathered intelligence suggesting IS-Khorasan was planning …
Read More »In Dari-Language Article On Moscow Concert Attack, Afghan Daily Warns That Western Support For Afghan Taliban Rulers Has Strengthened Jihadi Organizations Like ISIS, Al-Qaeda, TTP, ETIM, Ansarullah Of Tajikistan, And Others
Following the March 22, 2024 attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Moscow, in which an estimated 137 people were killed and for which the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility, Hasht-e-Subh, a prominent independent daily in Afghanistan, has warned that support for the Afghan Taliban government has led …
Read More »Editorials In Pakistani Newspapers Examine Moscow Concert Attack, Say Both Islamic State (ISIS) And Afghan Taliban Are Threats To International Peace
Following the March 22, 2024 attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Moscow, in which an estimated 137 people were killed and for which the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility, major Urdu-language and English-language dailies in Pakistan published editorials arguing that both the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, …
Read More »How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, and Ebrahim Raisi, his Iranian counterpart, have several things in common. Both belong to a tiny group of leaders personally targeted by American sanctions. Even though neither travels much, both have been to China in recent years. …
Read More »Will China Push the U.S. Dollar Out of the Middle East?
For Gulf states, balancing the use of the dollar and the renminbi will become a way of maintaining strategic neutrality amid global geopolitical fragmentation. As China’s geo-economic influence expands across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), countries in the region are becoming acutely aware of the risks emanating from …
Read More »Is It Time For Russia To Close Its Open Border Policy With Central Asia?
This arrangement is economically beneficial but exposes Russia to security risks. The fact that Friday night’s terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall venue in Moscow was committed by Tajik migrants has made some wonder whether it’s time for Russia to close its open border policy with Central Asia. Citizens …
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