Tag Archives: Taliban
Recent coverage of Somalia has been dominated by the horrific case of a woman who was prosecuted and sexually assaulted after reporting her rape by government security forces to the police. Cynics are starting to wonder: is the new government … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Hamid Karzai, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Somalia, somalia 1993, somalia history, somalia is dying, somalia map, somalia poverty, somalia tourism, somalia war, Somaliland, Taliban, United States
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At the demise of communist bloc in the late 80s and early 90s, two socio-political thinkers rose to theorize on the emerging world order and the shape of the age to come. The first was Francis Fukuyama who predicted the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Afghanistan, Boko Haram, Cold War, Francis Fukuyama, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Osama bin Laden, Soviet Union, Taliban
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Leaders from the al-Qaeda-affliate Al Shabaab in Somalia on Friday reported that they killed a Kenyan soldier who they captured during one of the terrorist group’s cross-border raids. The capture and execution of the Kenyan is similar to a previous … read more »
By Anthony Chuka Konwea, P.E. Bigotry and corruption are the two core existential threats confronting Nigeria in its stuttering march towards genuine nationhood. In a number of recent write-ups with general slant on nation-building, this writer has sounded the alarm … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Northern Nigeria, South-Western Nigeria, Taliban
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WASHINGTON, DC – Throughout history, mistreatment of minorities – whether ethnic, religious, linguistic, cultural, regional, ideological, sexual, or other – has fueled violence and devastated societies worldwide. Egregious cases in the last century include the Holocaust in Nazi Germany, the … read more »
By: Ivan Eland For weeks and months, the foreign policy debate in the United States has focused on the non-issue of whether the Obama administration played politics with the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Although the more … read more »
Posted in America, Egypt, Global Issues, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, AlQaeda, Benghazi, IndepthAfrica, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Pakistan Air Force, Somalia, Taliban, United States, Yemen
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By Michael Brooks Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Al-Shabaab, Hezbollah, the Haqqani network, and the Taliban are all infamous names to the Western world. These organizations, however, are but a handful of the many dozens of organizations with the official US designation of … read more »
By: Zabihullah Noori Afghan President Hamid Karzai — an out of favour character, not only among the world leaders, but also among many Afghans — seeks ways to regain fame by bringing the Taliban around the negotiation table. Many Afghans … read more »
By: B. Raman Al Qaeda in North Waziristan, Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP), the NeoTaliban of Afghanistan and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been closely following the presidential election campaign in the US. While they have kept up … read more »
Posted in America, Article
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Tagged Afghanistan, AlQaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Barack Obama, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Libya, obama, Taliban, United States
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Two Afghan soldiers tried to gun down a group of NATO troops outside a military base in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said. No international forces were killed, but one of the attackers was killed as NATO forces shot back. … read more »
ABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban claimed responsibility on Monday for a roadside bombing that they said killed six American troops in a volatile part of eastern Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement the blast struck the U.S. … read more »
Militants armed with explosive vests, assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Spozhmai hotel near Qarga Lake, late on Thursday night. The assault, claimed by the Taliban, killed at least one policeman and there were unconfirmed reports of four civilians … read more »
Najmuddin A. SHAIKH As I was writing this last instalment of my analysis of the Afghan situation we heard of President Obama’s secret visit to Kabul to sign the Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement with President Karzai and to make a … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Afghanistan, afria travel, Al-Qaeda, BarackObama, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, news, obama, Osama bin Laden, Qatar, South Africa, Taliban, travel to africa, United States
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by Ali Ahmed India and Pakistan are at the cusp of another opportunity for moving forward on in their relationship. President Zardari was recently on a pilgrimage visit to India. His Army Chief, in wake of the avalanche tragedy at … read more »
Posted in Asia, Columnist, Global Issues
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Asif Ali Zardari, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, Kashmir, Kayani, Pakistan, Siachen, Siachen Glacier, Taliban
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A militant arrested in the attacks on the Afghan capital and three other cities has confessed that the 18-hour assault was carried out by the Haqqani network, a lethal group of fighters with ties to the Taliban and al-Qaida, a … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged Afghan National Army, Africa news, African news, Haqqani, Haqqani network, IndepthAfrica, Kabul, National Assembly of Afghanistan, NATO, Taliban, Wazir Akbar Khān
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The case of Blessing Effiong, a 20-year-old inmate awaiting trial at the female section of Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, perhaps typifies the injustice suffered by the poor in the Nigerian society. The Akwa-Ibom indigene, who was interviewed by the Attorney-General of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bannu, Crime and Justice, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Prison, Taliban, Thursday
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Militants launched a series of co-ordinated attacks in the Afghan capital Sunday, with blasts and gunfire rocking three neighbourhoods that are home to Afghan government buildings, Western embassies and NATO bases. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Associated Press, IndepthAfrica, Kabul, NATO, Paktia Province, Sunday, Taliban, Wazir Akbar Khān, Zabiullah Mujahid
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani Taliban militants stormed a prison in northwest Pakistan early Sunday and freed 390 prisoners, including 20 militants, local officials said. The attack occurred at about 2:30 a.m. at a prison in Bannu, a town considered the … read more »
Posted in World News
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Bannu, Benazir Bhutto, IndepthAfrica, North Waziristan, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Taliban, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
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Dmitriy SEDOV Nobody will know what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta felt after getting a report that a terrorist attack had been timed to his arrival at UK Camp Bastion air base situated in the South of Afghanistan. An Afghan translator, … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghanistan, africa african news, indepthafrica africa news, Kandagar, Leon Panetta, NATO, Panetta, President of Afghanistan, Taliban, United States
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Dmitriy SEDOV The Russian Ministry of Defense plans to sign an agreement with the USA to establish a return “trans-shipment point” in Ulyanovsk for goods going from Afghanistan has attracted public attention. A discussion on financial, political and military aspects … read more »
The alleged attack on Afghans by an American soldier in Kandahar, where 91 soldiers were murdered last year alone, is already receiving the full outrage treatment. Any outrage over the deaths of those 91 soldiers in the province will be … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghanistan, africa african news, indepthafrica africa news, Kabul, Kandahar, obama, Panjwaye District, Taliban, United States, United States armed forces
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The “Lone Gunman” story being peddled by the USA explaining how another dozen or two Afghan civilians got wasted during just another night raid in the AF-PAK war has several witness accounts saying is was a group of American soldiers … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues, Middle East, News
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Tagged Afghanistan, africa african news, Horn of Africa, indepthafrica africa news, Night Raid, Pakistan, Pentagon, Qur'an, Taliban, United States
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At least 10,000 people have fled northern Nigeria for neighbouring Niger and Chad to escape a military sweep targeting members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, officials said on Thursday. Niger’s government said that at least 10,000 of its citizens … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Daily News Wrap, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Boko Haram, Chad, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Taliban, Thursday
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Andrei AKULOV US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he hoped U.S. troops in Afghanistan would be able to move into a training and support role during the second half of next year. The U.S. proposal to stop combat operations in … read more »
Posted in America, Andrei AKULOV, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Leon Panetta, NATO, Taliban, United States, United States Secretary of Defense, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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Floating a trial balloon for the White House, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced last week that the Obama administration is planning to speed up its withdrawal timetable in Afghanistan. “By mid- to the latter part of 2013, we’ll be able … read more »
Apparently the Taliban are softening, even allowing girls to get an education. Clearly this heralds an opening to the West, a heady indication that their most repressive days are past them, and that soon they will take their place … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Naomi Wolf, Taliban, United States, Wall Street Journal, Yaroslav Trofimov
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The Obama administration is redefining the War on Terrorism as a war on Al-Qaeda, with Vice President Biden going so far as to say that the “Taliban, per se, is not our enemy.” In June, Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirmed … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Abdul Haq Wasiq, Afghanistan, AlQaeda, Ibrahim Haqqani, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Louie Gohmert, obama, Qatar, Taliban
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It was, shall we say, an interesting week in Norway. On Tuesday, January 17, a video was posted on YouTube that called for Norwegian soldiers to be withdrawn from Afghanistan. Over images of Norwegian soldiers and of Norway’s prime minister, … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghanistan, Facebook, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Norway, Norwegian, Oslo, Taliban, Youtube
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Two recent news stories about Afghanistan reveal the delusional mentality of those conducting our foreign policy. The first is about some Marines who urinated on the corpses of Taliban fighters. Such behavior, of course, is mild compared to the sort … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghanistan, Allah, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islam, New York Times, Taliban, United States
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In December 2011, Sahar Gul, a 15-year-old Afghan girl and underage bride, was freed by Afghan police after having been severely tortured for six months by her in-laws in an attempt to force her into prostitution. During her captivity, Sahar … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Afghan Girl, Afghan government, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Karzai, Politics of Afghanistan, President of Afghanistan, Taliban
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