Abubakar Siddique

Abubakar Siddique is a journalist with RFE/RL and the author of The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Company, 2014).

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Iran Ramps Up Support to Taliban in Western Afghanistan

07.28.2018 Abubakar Siddique

During an official visit to Iran in May, Tariq Shah Bahrami, Afghanistan's defense minister, received assurances that Tehran was fully committed to helping Kabul fight...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Afghanistan

The Taliban’s Spring Offensive: Afghanistan Faces a Crucial Year

05.19.2017 Abubakar Siddique

With its spring offensive this year, the Afghan Taliban is seeking to add momentum to its insurgent campaign to topple the country’s Western-backed government. For...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Afghanistan

Our Kind of Warlord: Afghanistan’s Deal With Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

10.14.2016 Abubakar Siddique

Hizb-e Islami Afghanistan (HIA), one of Afghanistan’s oldest jihadist factions and largest Islamic parties, concluded a comprehensive peace deal with the Afghan government on September...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Afghanistan

Taliban Victories in Helmand Province Prove Test for Afghan Government

06.13.2016 Abubakar Siddique

Days after a U.S. drone strike killed the Taliban leader Mullah Akhar Mohammad Mansur in southwestern Pakistan on May 21, Afghan lawmakers warned of the...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Afghanistan