As the Islamic State group’s branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan, known as ISIS-Khorasan, continues to flex its muscles and expand its operational reach, concerns are mounting over the potential for the group to carry out attacks far beyond its home turf. Officials at the highest levels have sounded the alarm, warning of the group’s aspirations to export its violence to […]

Dr. Rohan Gunaratna’s definitive work on the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka will be released on July 28. In his book on the April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, internationally-known terrorism expert Dr. Rohan Gunaratna says that de-radicalization of Islamic ideology is the best way to tackle Islamic terrorism. In his date-filled work […]

A Bleak Future for Women’s Rights The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has sent shockwaves across the globe, raising concerns about the fate of women’s rights in the country. With a history of oppressive rule, the Taliban’s return to power has once again plunged Afghanistan into a dark era, particularly for its female population. As the world watches, it […]

Yadgar Khwaja Shadmanov, met with IEA’s foreign deputy minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai to discuss various issues including political and economic ties. IEA’s foreign ministry says Shadmanov discussed the development of bilateral political relations and economic issues, including the issue of a railway. Stanikzai in turn spoke about the good relations between the two countries and expressed his hope that […]

The political deputy prime minister, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said on Saturday at Kabul University during a religious and scientific seminar, that the Islamic Emirate is not willing to ever compromise on Islamic principles. In his speech, Kabir said the Islamic Emirate seeks positive interaction with the world and good relations in an atmosphere of mutual respect. He added that the […]

Since assuming control in August 2021 as a result of the departure of US-led forces from the war-torn nation, the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (IEA), often known as the Taliban, has been subject to worldwide condemnation and isolation. The IEA’s claimed ties to and sponsorship of numerous terrorist organizations operating in and out of Afghanistan are among the primary causes […]

“We’ve filed complaints with four institutions now — the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Land Management, and the Ministry of National Defense — but only the interior ministry has responded,” said Vichea*, a resident of Cambodia’s Thma Sa commune, who requested the name of his village not be published when interviewed in April 2022. “The […]

INTRODUCTION Since the revival of its influence in Southeast Asia in the early 1990s,[1] China has become an important economic investor and development partner for the region, especially for Laos and Cambodia.[2] China has retained its position as ASEAN’s largest trading partner[3] since 2009, and ASEAN has become China’s largest trading partner since 2021.[4] For Cambodia and Laos, China constitutes […]

The 2024 Indonesian elections are fast approaching. Prospective presidential candidates are already on the campaign trail and holding ‘horse-trading’ negotiations to select their vice-presidential nominees. It is a good time to re-examine the potential role of a powerful interest group that increasingly has sway in the largest Muslim-majority nation — conservative Islamists. ‘New’ Islamists movements — including the Tarbiyah (religious […]

The foreign ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) announced on Saturday that the distribution of passports for newborn babies born to Afghan parents in Turkey has started. The ministry’s deputy spokesman Hafiz Zia Ahmad said in a series of tweets that the consular department of the ministry of foreign affairs of the Islamic Emirate, in cooperation with Turkish […]