On March 5, 2024, weeks before the March 22, 2024 attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue in Moscow, in which approximately 144 people were killed and for which the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility, Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov met in Kabul with Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is Afghan Taliban Minister of Interior Affairs as well as being […]

Terror organization: Leader of Haqqani Network (HQN) and senior Taliban Status: Chief of security of the Taliban government. Acting minister for refugees of the Taliban government Roll: Involved in financing the terror organizations and planning operations for attacks that killed hundreds of people. Also, dealing with the connections with Al Qaeda Location: Afghanistan; Date of Birth: January 1, 1966 Place […]

The Haqqani Network has appeared to be the most powerful group in the newly formed Taliban government. Unsurprisingly, four of the clan were nominated as cabinet members. Let’s have a look at the insides of this particular terror group. The Haqqani Network gets its name from the leader of the group, Jalaluddin Haqqani. He first fought the Soviet Army in […]

Amid growing concerns about the threat posed by Daesh’s Khorasan branch, or ISIS-K, Rahmatullah Nabil, the former intelligence chief of Afghanistan, said that the group has fragmented into three distinct factions within the country, each harboring different perspectives and objectives. In a conversation with Amu, Nabil characterized ISIS-K as the foremost challenge to regional stability, noting the group’s adoption of […]

Under Modi, India Is Becoming More Assertive On March 15, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah traveled to the state of Gujarat to launch his reelection campaign. Speaking to a crowd of Bharatiya Janata Party workers, Shah—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s close associate—argued that the BJP was both advancing the fortunes of everyday Indians and raising India’s reputation around the world. […]

CHINA LOCAL/GLOBAL China has become a global power, but there is too little debate about how this has happened and what it means. Many argue that China exports its developmental model and imposes it on other countries. But Chinese players also extend their influence by working through local actors and institutions while adapting and assimilating local and traditional forms, norms, […]