Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Both al-Qaeda and ISIS face serious challenges in trying to re-establish themselves in Afghanistan. The return of the Taliban’s control in the country could create the biggest opportunity for al-Qaeda to reconstitute and reorganize in more than a decade, but it is not well positioned to seize it.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/policy-stories/new-power-struggle-within-afghanistan/video
Additional resources:
Read “Jihadi vs. Jihadi,” by Cole Bunzel. Available here: hoover.org/research/jihadi-vs-jihadi.
Read “The Islamic State, HTS, and the U.S. Role in Syria,” by Cole Bunzel. Available here: hoover.org/research/islamic-state-hts-and-us-role-syria.
Read “The Biden Administration’s Saudi Climbdown: The Failure of Recalibration,” by Cole Bunzel. Available here: hoover.org/research/biden-administrations-saudi-climbdown-failure-recalibration.
Watch “Why Putin Invaded Ukraine,” with Michael McFaul. Available here: policyed.org/policy-stories/why-putin-invaded-ukraine/video.
Watch “Global Hotspots and Great-Power Rivals,” with Condoleezza Rice on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/lessons-hoover-policy-boot-camp/global-hotspots-and-great-power-rivals/video-1.
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Both al-Qaeda and ISIS face serious challenges in trying to re-establish themselves in Afghanistan. The return of the Taliban’s control in the country could create the biggest opportunity for al-Qaeda to reconstitute and reorganize in more than a decade, but it is not well positioned to seize it.
For more information, visit the PolicyEd page here: policyed.org/policy-stories/new-power-struggle-within-afghanistan/video
Additional resources:
Read “Jihadi vs. Jihadi,” by Cole Bunzel. Available here: hoover.org/research/jihadi-vs-jihadi.
Read “The Islamic State, HTS, and the U.S. Role in Syria,” by Cole Bunzel. Available here: hoover.org/research/islamic-state-hts-and-us-role-syria.
Read “The Biden Administration’s Saudi Climbdown: The Failure of Recalibration,” by Cole Bunzel. Available here: hoover.org/research/biden-administrations-saudi-climbdown-failure-recalibration.
Watch “Why Putin Invaded Ukraine,” with Michael McFaul. Available here: policyed.org/policy-stories/why-putin-invaded-ukraine/video.
Watch “Global Hotspots and Great-Power Rivals,” with Condoleezza Rice on PolicyEd. Available here: policyed.org/lessons-hoover-policy-boot-camp/global-hotspots-and-great-power-rivals/video-1.
- Subscribe to PolicyEd’s YouTube channel: bit.ly/PolicyEdSub.
- Follow PolicyEd on Twitter: bit.ly/PolicyEdTwit.
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