ASM Ali Ashraf

In a self-styled twitter message, on September 8, 2019, US President Donald Trump claimed he had cancelled a secret talk with the Taliban leaders and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that was due to be held at the historic Camp David presidential retreat.

Hard power or the coercive use of force has emerged as the most preferred tool in combatting terrorism in the post-9/11 era.

The term 'transatlantic relations' has emerged as a dominant paradigm in the study of relations between Europe and the United States.

Regardless of ABT or JMB's participation in the recent hostage crisis, the ISIS threat appears to be real and much greater than anticipated.

The U.S.-led coalition military strategy in Afghanistan and the adjacent border areas of Pakistan has drawn huge criticisms for its over-reliance on the use of coercive force and utter negligence of peace, reconciliation, and reconstruction efforts.