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? 280 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 Germany: What the National Guard Is Really Contributing in Washington* June 7, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Germany: Trump Has Miscalculated Again Regarding US Arms Sales to Taiwan June 2, 2026. Published in Der StandardTurning the arms sales into a talking point erodes Taiwan’s trust in the United States as its protector. 0 Hong Kong: Kwei-Bo Huang: As US Ties with Allies Loosen, China Sees an Opportunity To Improve Relations June 2, 2026. Published in China Review News[T]he United States had itself rendered that alliance network more fragile. 0 South Korea: Trump’s Face on a Dollar Bill? June 5, 2026. Published in Dong-A IlboIt would be difficult to find another instance of an incumbent leader featuring their own face on a bill in a non-monarchic, democratic country. 0 Israel: Trump’s Illusion: From Tehran 2026 to Munich 1938 June 3, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom[I]t appears that the [U.S.] is capitulating in the talks. 0 Topics Germany: What the National Guard Is Really Contributing in Washington* June 7, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Germany: US Imperial Outpost in Space June 7, 2026. Published in tazReturning to the moon is no longer a state mission, but a market. 0 Brazil: Terrorism To Suit the Customer’s Taste* June 7, 2026. Published in Folha de São Paulo Trump is not exactly a legal scholar. If he wanted to dispatch his gunboats here, he wouldn’t need a judicial pretext. 0 Jordan: War for the Occupation June 6, 2026. Published in Addustour[Trump] disregarded Arab national interests, foremost among them the Palestinian issue and its legitimate, legal aspirations. 0 South Africa: Where’s My Phone? My Golden Trump Phone! June 5, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentSo, to succeed in the trough of graft, a politician must have a profusion of scandals, so many of them all at once such that they would eventually overwhelm the system’s capacity to cope. 0 Saudi Arabia: A Strange War and Its Bizarre Coverage June 5, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAnother interesting feature is the absence of non-partisan journalists covering this war. 0 Australia: Trump’s Tariff Game Has Resumed and Australia Could Face Some Curveballs June 5, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 South Korea: Trump’s Face on a Dollar Bill? June 5, 2026. Published in Dong-A IlboIt would be difficult to find another instance of an incumbent leader featuring their own face on a bill in a non-monarchic, democratic country. 0 Related Articles Philippines: Human Rights Watch 2025 vs Donald Trump February 6, 2026. Published in The Manila Times[The Trump era] is marked as much by policies that endanger vulnerable populations as by political bravado. 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. 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