Taliban

This Week at War: Petraeus's Next Campaign

The new CIA chief will take on the covert war in Pakistan.

BY ROBERT HADDICK | JULY 15, 2011

Who Killed Ahmed Wali Karzai?

The Taliban is taking credit for assassinating the Afghan president's powerful brother. But a personal feud seems more likely.

BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | JULY 12, 2011

The LWOT: Somali indicted after secret arrest, interrogation

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 8, 2011

The Road Home from Kabul

Drawing down troops from Afghanistan is the right move. Now it's time to focus on the real threat in the neighborhood: the one coming from Pakistan.

BY JOHN KERRY | JUNE 24, 2011

The World's Most Dangerous Borders

Thirteen places you don't want to be stuck at.

BY PHILIP WALKER | JUNE 24, 2011

Let's Make a Deal

The United States and the Taliban should be able to work out a compromise on Afghanistan. But will the Afghans be able to live with it?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 24, 2011

The LWOT: Two arrested in Seattle terror plot; Guantánamo gets a new prosecutor

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 24, 2011

The LWOT: Ayman al-Zawahiri appointed al-Qaeda leader

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 17, 2011

The LWOT: Iraqis arrested on terror charges in Kentucky

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 3, 2011

A One-Man Insurgency

How a young Afghan went from policeman to murderer to saint.

BY ANNA BADKHEN | MAY 27, 2011

The LWOT: Patriot Act renewed just before deadline

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 27, 2011

The LWOT: Mumbai terror trial focuses on Pakistani intelligence role

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 24, 2011

Take Pakistan's Nukes, Please

The Taliban's brazen raid on a Karachi naval base shows why the Pakistani state can't be trusted with the world's most deadly weapons.

BY KAPIL KOMIREDDI | MAY 24, 2011

The Gul Under the Bed

Afghanistan needs to stop blaming a washed-up spymaster for all of its problems.

BY NAHEED MUSTAFA | MAY 23, 2011

The LWOT: Terrorism trial begins in Chicago; Florida terrorism suspect to plead not guilty

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 17, 2011

The LWOT: NYPD arrests two in plot against synagogue; U.S. finds bin Laden "diary"

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 13, 2011

War Dog II

The legend of the bin Laden hunter continues.

BY REBECCA FRANKEL | MAY 12, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. releases bin Laden videos; AQIM lauds bin Laden

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 10, 2011

The LWOT: Al-Qaeda acknowledges bin Laden death

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 6, 2011

Freedom From Fear

Now that he's accomplished the central aim of George W. Bush's foreign policy, Barack Obama can finally get started on his own.

BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 5, 2011

Think Again: Al Qaeda

The world's most notorious terrorist organization was never quite what Americans thought it was -- and Osama bin Laden's death doesn't mean that it's down for the count.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | MAY 3, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. kills Osama bin Laden

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 3, 2011

Osama the Icon

The global cult of the terrorist mastermind.

MAY 2, 2011

Osama's Dead, But How Much Does It Matter?

An FP Round Table on the afterlife of the world's most wanted man.

MAY 2, 2011

The LWOT: Massive cache of Gitmo docs released

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 26, 2011

The Prisoners' Dilemma

Does WikiLeaks' newest document dump tell us anything we don't know about Guantánamo, or is it just another reminder that the United States' least worst place is now its most intractable legal problem? FP asked four experts on military law and interrogation to weigh in on the Gitmo papers.

APRIL 25, 2011

Hard Power

Why Pakistan is so difficult to work with.

BY ANATOL LIEVEN | APRIL 22, 2011

Khyber Impasse

How long can the United States and Pakistan keep pretending that they actually have any interests in common?

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 15, 2011

Two to Tango

David Miliband has a plan for bringing both sides to the negotiating table in Afghanistan. But getting the Taliban to show up won't be easy.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | APRIL 13, 2011

The LWOT: DC-area man sentenced after terrorism plea; CIA aims to kill, not capture

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 12, 2011