afghanistan, iran Analysis: Iran has supported the Taliban’s insurgency since late 2001 May 29, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/05/analysis-iran-has-supported-the-talibans-insurgency-since-late-2001.php
afghanistan, pakistan Punjab’s Drug Drisis: Afghan Heroin Smuggled Via Pakistan May 27, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.eurasiareview.com/28052016-punjabs-drug-drisis-afghan-heroin-smuggled-via-pakistan-analysis/
afghanistan The Hits and Misses of Targeting the Taliban May 27, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/26/opinion/the-hits-and-misses-of-targeting-the-taliban.html
afghanistan Taliban spokesman denies new emir rejected peace talks [updated] May 26, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/05/taliban-will-not-agree-to-peace-talks-new-emir-says.php
afghanistan, pakistan Baluchistan province is a primary hub for Afghan Taliban May 25, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/05/baluchistan-province-is-a-primary-hub-for-afghan-taliban.php
afghanistan Taliban names Mullah Haibatullah as new emir May 25, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/05/taliban-name-mullah-haibatullah-as-new-emir.php
afghanistan, pakistan Pakistani Taliban faction mourns death of Mullah Mansour May 25, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/05/pakistani-taliban-faction-mourns-death-of-mullah-mansour.php
afghanistan, pakistan US drone strike against Taliban leader angers Pakistan May 23, 2016 Historyscoper http://repubhub.icopyright.net/freePost.act?tag=3.15507%3Ficx_id%3D71674302&utm_campaign=repubHub%20Twitter_Politics&utm_content=32842609&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin
afghanistan Al Qaeda reportedly back in Afghan heartland, plotting new attacks against West May 23, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/al-qaeda-reportedly-back-afghan-heartland-plotting-new-maha-hamdan
afghanistan Take the Gloves Off Against the Taliban. Incredibly, even though much U.S. blood and treasure was sacrificed in Afghanistan, we won’t bomb the militants trying to take over the country. May 23, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.wsj.com/articles/take-the-gloves-off-against-the-taliban-1463783106
afghanistan Political Parties Cautiously Welcome Hekmatyar Deal May 20, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/political-parties-cautiously-welcome-hekmatyar-deal-maha-hamdan
afghanistan New video message from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: “Vigilant Eyes” May 10, 2016 Historyscoper http://jihadology.net/2016/05/10/new-video-message-from-the-islamic-emirate-of-afghanistan-vigilant-eyes/
afghanistan New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Zabīh Allah Mujāhid: “Remarks Concerning the Execution of Six Imprisoned Mujāhidīn” May 9, 2016 Historyscoper http://jihadology.net/2016/05/08/new-statement-from-the-islamic-emirate-of-afghanistans-zabih-allah-mujahid-remarks-concerning-the-execution-of-six-imprisoned-mujahidin/
afghanistan, al-Qaida U.S. Military: ‘There Is Still an Al Qaeda Presence Here in Afghanistan’ May 6, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/us-military-there-still-al-qaeda-presence-here-afghanistan
afghanistan The US spent $760 million on education in Afghanistan — and no one’s sure if it helped May 4, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-spent-760-million-on-education-in-afghanistan-and-no-ones-sure-if-it-helped-2016-4
afghanistan, syria Foreign Fighters Post Conflict May 4, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.ict.org.il/Article/1660/foreign-fighters-post-conflict
afghanistan Project Taliban article and my commentary May 4, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/project-taliban-article-my-commentary-omar-samad
afghanistan Army retains decorated Green Beret it planned to kick out over confronting Afghan child rapist April 29, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/29/army-retains-decorated-green-beret-it-planned-to-kick-out-over-confronting-afghan-child-rapist.html
afghanistan US military searches for Kabul Attack Network members April 27, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/04/us-military-searches-for-kabul-attack-network-members.php
afghanistan A Closer Look At Ghani’s Address To The Nation April 26, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/closer-look-ghanis-address-nation-maha-hamdan
afghanistan Afghanistan: Airstrikes Kill 46 Islamic State, Taliban Militants April 22, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.eurasiareview.com/23042016-afghanistan-airstrikes-kill-46-islamic-state-taliban-militants/
afghanistan Heroin Trade Runs Unchecked in Afghanistan April 22, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.newsmax.com/World/GlobalTalk/obama-afghanistan-heroin-opium/2016/04/19/id/724606/
afghanistan The Implications of the Taliban’s Spring Offensive on Afghanistan April 22, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/implications-talibans-spring-offensive-afghanistan-maha-hamdan
afghanistan The Taliban’s Persistent Threat April 21, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.rand.org/blog/2016/04/the-talibans-persistent-threat.html
afghanistan, al-Qaida US military admits al Qaeda is stronger in Afghanistan than previously estimated April 18, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/04/us-military-admits-al-qaeda-is-stronger-in-afghanistan-than-previously-estimated.php
afghanistan Taliban: Mullah Zakir denies reports he called for negotiations with the West April 11, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/04/taliban-mullah-zakir-denies-reports-he-called-for-negotiations-with-the-west.php
afghanistan Is America Responsible for Afghan Refugees? April 10, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/04/06/is-america-responsible-for-afghan-refugees
afghanistan Academia’s Game Of Thrones In Afghanistan April 7, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.eurasiareview.com/07042016-academias-game-of-thrones-in-afghanistan-oped/
afghanistan Desperate Afghans flee amid Taliban surge, economic woes, rampant corruption April 7, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/6/afghanistan-sees-exodus-amid-taliban-surge-economi/
afghanistan New video message from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: “Umari Army #4” April 5, 2016 Historyscoper http://jihadology.net/2016/04/05/new-video-message-from-the-islamic-emirate-of-afghanistan-umari-army-4/
afghanistan Taliban propaganda app pulled from Google Play April 5, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/4/taliban-propaganda-app-pulled-google-play/
afghanistan Fatwā from the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group’s Shaykh Ḥasan Qā’id (Abū Yūnus al-Ṣaḥrāwī): “About the American Crusader Attacks on Afghanistan” April 3, 2016 Historyscoper http://jihadology.net/2001/09/23/fatwa-from-the-libyan-islamic-fighting-groups-shaykh-%E1%B8%A5asan-qaid-abu-yunus-al-%E1%B9%A3a%E1%B8%A5rawi-about-the-american-crusader-attacks-on-afghanistan/
afghanistan Video: ‘They (the men) prefer boys in Afghanistan’ March 27, 2016 Historyscoper https://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/video-they-the-men-prefer-boys-in-afghanistan/
afghanistan U.S. military punishes troops for Afghan hospital bombing March 20, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/18/us-military-disciplines-troops-over-afghan-hospita/
afghanistan The Taliban Resurgence March 17, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/taliban-resurgence-maha-hamdan
afghanistan Pentagon’s Afghan reconstruction projects undermined by lack of oversight, watchdog finds March 16, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/16/pentagons-afghanistan-reconstruction-projects-unde/
afghanistan Top U.S. general wants resumption of strikes against Taliban March 15, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-us-general-wants-resumption-strikes-against-taliban-maha-hamdan
afghanistan, india Building A Path To Afghanistan March 15, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/building-path-afghanistan-maha-hamdan
afghanistan New video message from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: “Adherents of Loyalty” March 12, 2016 Historyscoper http://jihadology.net/2016/03/11/new-video-message-from-the-islamic-emirate-of-afghanistan-adherents-of-loyalty/
afghanistan Afghanistan braces for bloody summer as Taliban reject peace talks with government March 8, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/7/afghanistan-braces-for-bloody-summer-as-taliban-re/
afghanistan UPDATE on the ‘Bacha Bazi’ dancing boy prostitutes of Afghanistan (video) March 6, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.barenakedislam.com/2016/03/06/update-on-the-bacha-bazi-dancing-boy-prostitutes-of-afghanistan/
afghanistan New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: “Concerning Non-Participation By Delegates In the Upcoming QCG Meetings March 5, 2016 Historyscoper http://jihadology.net/2016/03/05/new-statement-from-the-islamic-emirate-of-afghanistan-concerning-non-participation-by-delegates-in-the-upcoming-qcg-meetings/
afghanistan New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Zabīh Allah Mujāhid: “Reports About Mujāhidīn Infighting and Arrest of Commanders are Fabricated” March 5, 2016 Historyscoper http://jihadology.net/2016/02/17/new-statement-from-the-islamic-emirate-of-afghanistans-zabih-allah-mujahid-reports-about-mujahidin-infighting-and-arrest-of-commanders-are-fabricated/
afghanistan America’s Longest Wars March 2, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/americas-longest-wars-maha-hamdan
afghanistan Gen. John ‘Mick’ Nicholson takes command of U.S.-NATO forces in Afghanistan March 2, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/2/change-in-command-of-us-nato-forces-in-afghanistan/
afghanistan MSF: U.S. payments to victims of Kunduz hospital bombing inadequate ‘sorry money’ February 27, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/26/msf-us-payments-to-victims-of-kunduz-hospital-bomb/
afghanistan Russia delivers ‘gift’ of 10,000 automatic rifles, ammo to Afghanistan February 26, 2016 Historyscoper http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/24/russia-delivers-gift-of-10000-automatic-rifles-amm/
afghanistan AFGHANISTAN IN BRIEF STATISTICS February 22, 2016 Historyscoper https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/afghanistan-brief-statistics-maha-hamdan
afghanistan New video message from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: “From the Frontlines” February 19, 2016 Historyscoper http://jihadology.net/2016/02/19/new-video-message-from-the-islamic-emirate-of-afghanistan-from-the-frontlines/