CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts: "In a report on the developments published by Voice of America, retired senior British diplomat Ivor Roberts noted that the Haqqani Network being put in charge of security is akin to a 'fox being put in charge of...

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Hours before the Taliban declared the formation of an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on Thursday, Khalil and his entourage met with Abdullah Abdullah, the main peace envoy in the ousted government, who...

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts: "Meanwhile, retired diplomat Ivor Roberts said leaving security to the Haqqani Network is like 'a fox is in charge of a poultry farm.'"

"Now it’s possible that other extremists will find themselves inspired by al-Qaida, even if not directed by it. 'Until recently, I would have said that the threat from al-Qaida core is pretty modest. They didn’t have safe haven in Afghanistan, their...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "We must not forget that under the Taliban, as in the past, the worst acts of violence are possible at any time. The gunfire at demonstrators in Jalalabad and elsewhere in Afghanistan shows...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "The Taliban expert Hans-Jakob Schindler points to the close connection between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and warns: 'The risk of a terrorist attack still exists'."

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Hours before the Taliban declared the formation of an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on Thursday, Khalil and his entourage met with Abdullah Abdullah, the main peace envoy in the ousted government, who...

CEP Senior Advisory Board Member quoted: "Nathan Sales, the State Department’s counterterrorism coordinator in the Trump administration, said on Sunday that if the ISIS affiliate was capable of attacking the airport in Kabul, 'that suggests...

CEP Advisor Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales interviewed: "Former State Department coordinator for counterterrorism Ambassador Nathan Sales weighs in on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan."

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Hans-Jacob Schindler, früher Koordinator eines UN-Teams, das die Taliban und andere extremistische Organisationen beobachtet, sagte im DW-Gespräch, die Reserven reichten nicht, 'um das Land...