As long as Pakistan continues to make no significant effort to dismantle the military apparatus of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group will remain a threat both to India and to the West.
The Carnegie Endowment offers a first-of-its-kind interactive site to explore the people, places, and organizations that impacted the lives of eleven prominent Saudi terrorists known as the “Saudi Eleven.”
The Pakistani-based jihadist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, has a complex history of connections to the United States. A recent arrest points to challenges the group is facing, and how it may be changing its strategy.
The suicide bombing carried out by Boko Haram at the United Nations building in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, marked a growing internationalization of the activities of the Muslim militant sect based in Nigeria’s northeast.
The killing of Osama bin Laden and recent U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan have added stress to an already tense bilateral relationship, which is compounded by Pakistan’s increasing problems from militants at home.
The United States should work bilaterally with Pakistan where possible and unilaterally when necessary to avert the threat of a terrorist attack by a Pakistan-based militant group.
The long-term significance of the terrorist attacks on September 11 may be generally overestimated in the United States. Several events and trends from the last decade are likely to ultimately prove far more important on a global scale.
By leveraging Pakistani state support, Lashkar-e-Taiba has become one of the most powerful militant groups in the region.
Lashkar-e-Taiba had developed from a small resistance group to the largest, most feared organization operating in Kashmir, India, and Pakistan today, posing a threat to the region and the West.
Lashkar-e-Taiba has gained prominence as one of the world’s most fearsome terrorist groups. Pakistan needs to explore programs for deradicalization of its members, or at least disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration.


















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