[2] However, al-Jolani’s announcement was undertaken without consulting Ayman al-Zawahiri, the emir of al-Qaeda, and created significant tension within the organization.[3] Today, HTS maintains that ...

While the release of Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty is to be celebrated, Americans Mahmood Habibi and George Glezmann remain in Taliban custody.

The Taliban described the agreement as a constructive demonstration of resolving disputes through dialogue. The swap comes ...

According to a 2014 Senate report, the CIA subjected Rahim, who was captured in Pakistan, to “enhanced” interrogation techniques that included sleep deprivation sessions lasting up to almost ...

On a shelf in his office at CIA headquarters, Director Bill Burns keeps a tiny scaled model of a house. It's the house in ...

On a shelf in his office at CIA headquarters, Director Bill Burns keeps a tiny scaled model of a house. It's the house in Kabul, Afghanistan,... Keeping America Safe: CIA Director Burns reflects ...

On a shelf in his office at CIA headquarters, Director Bill Burns keeps a tiny scaled model of a house. It's the house in Kabul, Afghanistan, where Al Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a ...

In 2022, he oversaw the operation that killed the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri. After war broke ... Back at headquarters, he reoriented the CIA's priorities and budget to focus on ...

In 2022, he oversaw the operation that killed the leader of al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri. After war broke out between Israel ... Back at headquarters, he reoriented the CIA's priorities and budget to ...