Two years on from when the Taliban took Kabul, the outflow of young Talibs has renewed fears of violent extremism spilling across Afghanistan’s borders.
Tag: Al Qaeda
Court Rejects New Sentencing for Al Qaeda Recruiter
Ali Hamza al-Bahlul is the only convict serving a life sentence at Guantánamo Bay. Lawyers have appealed his case six times.
Rules for Pentagon Use of Proxy Forces Shed Light on a Shadowy War Power
Newly disclosed documents include Special Operations forces directives for managing counterterrorism and irregular warfare surrogate fighters.
Iraqi Man Accused of War Crimes Is Arrested in Belgium
The man is believed to have been part of a Qaeda terrorist cell that was partly responsible for bombings that killed at least 376 people in Iraq in 2009 and 2010.
War Court Proceedings Stream to Guantánamo From a Secret Chamber in Virginia
The tribunals were intentionally set up offshore. Now, increasingly, military judges are hearing testimony and arguments from a classified annex.
War Court Proceedings Stream to Guantánamo From a Secret Chamber in Virginia
The tribunals were intentionally set up offshore. Now, increasingly, military judges are hearing testimony and arguments from a classified annex.
Pentagon’s Repatriation of Algerian Leaves 30 Prisoners at Guantánamo
The transfer was the sixth of a cleared prisoner in six months in a Biden administration surge to reduce the prison population.
Ex-C.I.A. Psychologist Re-enacts Interrogations for Guantánamo Court
Lawyers for a Saudi prisoner had the psychologist show some of his practices in an effort to exclude evidence as derived from torture.
Appeals Court Punts on Due Process Rights for Guantánamo Detainees
The case could have resolved an important question about the scope of rights for noncitizens held at the wartime prison.
West African Commandos Train to Battle Terrorists by Land and Sea
As terrorists move south through the Sahel, the Pentagon’s annual Flintlock exercise reinforced the rule of law in a region roiled by coups.