Terrorism

The use of indiscriminate violence against civilians and soft targets causes immense human suffering, sows fear within societies, damages public trust in authorities, and can produce extremist responses. Whether motivated by political, religious, economic, or social grievances, the use of terror by state-aligned and non-state actors poses an elevated threat for societies around the world as it can be perpetuated by both sophisticated international networks and single “lone-wolf” assailants. To prevent terrorism and limit its effects, governments need to adopt an array of solutions from dismantling terrorist networks to addressing the root grievances which fuel terrorist ideology.

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In the News

Aug 18, 2021

Samad quoted in Hot News Romania: From the providential hero to the “traitor” who fled the Taliban: How Ashraf Ghani went from a star in the West to a president without a country

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 18, 2021

Manning in The Hill: After hubris and humiliation in Afghanistan, will humility follow?

By Atlantic Council

On August 18, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill entitled “After hubris and humiliation in Afghanistan, will humility follow?” Manning highlighted that, for the United States, there are “a surfeit of lessons to be learned — lessons about misjudging basic requirements of counter-insurgency; about the perils of mission creep and imposing US notions […]

Afghanistan English

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Munter and Nasr quoted in The New York Times on the situation in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Crisis Management

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Samad joins CGTN’s The Heat to discuss the Afghanistan crisis

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Samad joins MSNBC to discuss the Taliban promises: ‘They choose their words very carefully’

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Ghori-Ahmad joins CNBC to discuss how the Taliban have become smarter over time, saying what rest of the world wants to listen to: Former diplomat

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Sales quoted in The Daily Mail on an al-Qaeda resurgence as a result of the US withdrawal in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Sales quoted in The New York Times on the increase of terrorism risks to the US following Taliban resurgence

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Defense Policy

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Samad quoted in Daily News: The Taliban is back- what happens next?

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 17, 2021

Alam’s interview with Ahmad Massoud in Free Press Journal: Here’s the story of Ahmad Shah Massoud and his bastion Panjshir

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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