Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Afghanistan, Now the Global Beacon for Islamic Jihad? 173 August 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Manila Times (Philippines) on 18 August 2021 by Rigoberto Tiglao (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Afghanistanal-QaidaCamp AbubakrModern War InstituteMuhammed Arif MustafaPhilippinesTaliban Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: Donald Trump’s Erratic, Kleptocratic Authoritarianism Is a Threat to Our Very Existence. This Is What Canada Must Do To Survive. December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Star 0 India: How Trump’s Targeting of Venezuela and South Africa Appears Supremacist December 14, 2025. Published in FirstpostTrump, grandson of a German immigrant, is particularly peeved at an independent South Africa, which was the worst example of a Western supremacist-cum-colonial mindset. 0 Ireland: At the Top of the 2025 Naughty List Is the US, Now Officially in Climate Denial December 16, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Ghana: US National Security Strategy 2025: How Accra Should Read Washington’s New Security Doctrine December 16, 2025. Published in GhanaWeb[The 2025 US National Security Strategy] is, in effect, an American First world order written into doctrine. 0 Canada: Even When Trump Tells Lies, He Shows the Truth December 19, 2025. Published in Toronto Star 0 Topics Germany: Pure Conflict of Interest December 20, 2025. Published in TazJared Kushner is co-financing the deal through his investment company, Affinity Partners. 0 Saudi Arabia: Transitional Dualism and the Role Required of America December 19, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat 0 Canada: Even When Trump Tells Lies, He Shows the Truth December 19, 2025. Published in Toronto Star 0 Luxembourg: Welcome to Trumpembourg? On Precarious Interactions with Trump’s America* December 19, 2025. Published in TageblattTrump’s U.S. wants to dictate our economy, control us digitally, in short, eviscerate us. 0 Spain: What a Backward World It Will Be in 2026 December 19, 2025. Published in El PaísRather than pursuing online predators or the platforms that tolerate them, the new Trump regime is going after those calling them out. 0 Egypt: Impudence and Racism December 18, 2025. Published in akhbarelyomTrump wants to drag the world back to the dark ages of abhorrent racism. 0 Japan: US National Security Strategy: New Concerns about Isolationism December 18, 2025. Published in Tokyo ShimbunProtectionism that favors one nation's own interests deepens international division and was a factor leading up to World War II. 0 Spain: Trump’s Anti-Europe Doctrine December 18, 2025. Published in El PaísThe predatory nature of the language used by the White House stands out in a new world order in competition with Russia and China. 0 Related Articles Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. Saudi Arabia: 4 Points from the Meeting between Mohammed bin Salman and Trump November 20, 2025. Published in aawsatRiyadh's strategy is to maintain the historical relationship with Washington, whether under a Republican or Democratic administration. Russia: Bagram Absurdity* October 4, 2025. Published in Kommersant[O]ne can only sympathize with Trump’s foreign policy, military and trade advisers. Qatar: Trump’s 2nd Term: Shaping US-Qatar Relations and Middle East Diplomacy January 29, 2025. Published in Doha NewsThe 47th U.S. president will face growing geopolitical complexities in the Middle East. Previous articleLessons of the American Fiasco in AfghanistanNext articleRed Light for Poland: US Secretary of State Reacts Sharply to TVN Law LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment