3 Americans killed in terrorist attack on Kenyan military base

The U.S. Africa Command blamed al Shabaab, al Qaeda's outpost in Africa, for the attack.

• Jan 5, 2020

U.S. and Afghan forces kill at least 38 Taliban fighters

This year — for the first time — the Taliban is losing more fighters than the Afghan military

• Sep 15, 2019

Afghan women fear their freedom is in jeopardy as Taliban talks resume

"You just sit and walk and look at the world and the city from the windows of your house," one woman said of what life was like under Taliban rule

• Sep 14, 2019

Afghan official warns of "connections" between ISIS and U.S.

The mission to destroy al Qaeda continues 18 years after 9/11

• Sep 13, 2019

CBS News gets access to Afghan forces hunting ISIS suspects

After 9/11, Afghan special forces are a part of America's strategy to stop it from happening again

• Sep 11, 2019

On 9/11, al Qaeda leader calls for attacks on U.S.

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri calls on Muslims to attack U.S., European, Israeli and Russian targets in a speech on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks

• Sep 11, 2019

Afghanistan braces for violence after U.S. peace talks fail

The Taliban has stepped up a vicious campaign on violence that took place during negotiations

• Sep 9, 2019

Calls grow for U.S. to shift security focus to white nationalist threats

Greg Miller of The Washington Post joins CBSN to explain the difference in how the U.S. responded to terrorism after 9/11, versus the growing threat today of white supremacy

• Aug 6, 2019

Osama bin Laden's son, al Qaeda heir apparent, killed

Hamza bin Laden's death comes eight years after U.S. forces killed his father

• Jul 31, 2019

Top U.S. counterterror official warns of "complacency" as ISIS spreads

On "Intelligence Matters" this week, Russ Travers, of the National Counterterrorism Center, said ISIS will continue to be a concern for a long, long time

• Jul 3, 2019

Former CIA targeting officer on post-9/11 hunt for terrorists

Nada Bakos worked on dismantling jihadist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's network

• Jun 12, 2019

Facebook auto-generates celebratory videos with extremist images

A whistleblower complaint points to major holes in the social media company's efforts to stymie terrorists and extremists

• May 9, 2019

Man who pleaded guilty to foiled bomb plot likely to go free

Federal sentencing guidlines had called for Najibullah Zazi​ to be sentenced to life in prison, but prosecutors on Wednesday credited Zazi for his "extraordinary" assistance to authorities

• May 2, 2019

GOP senator to Pompeo: You don't have "permission" to go to war with Iran

"Only congress can declare war. You do not have our permission to go to war with Iran," Paul warned the secretary

• Apr 11, 2019

U.S. reducing military role in Africa just as terror threat mounts

American trainers and their West African counterparts privately question the Trump admin. decision to pull back just as the fight is getting tougher

• Mar 6, 2019

U.S. offers $1M reward in hunt for bin Laden's son

The U.S. government is offering $1 million for help tracking down the son of the late terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. A State Department notice says the reward will be paid for help locating Hamza bin Laden in any country as part its "rewards for justice" program.

• Mar 1, 2019
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U.S. offers $1 million bounty in hunt for bin Laden's son

Eight years after a Navy SEAL team shot and killed Osama bin Laden, the U.S. government is offering $1 million to help track down the son of the Sept. 11 mastermind

• Mar 1, 2019

Witness protection for a former terrorist?

An American who joined al-Qaeda later became one of the U.S. government's most important informants in the War on Terror. For his cooperation, it seemed likely he would end up in witness protection, but then the government said no

• Feb 24, 2019

Pentagon: ISIS likely to "resurge" without "sustained pressure"

A DOD report says that ISIS is "regenerating key functions and capabilities more quickly in Iraq than Syria"

• Feb 4, 2019

Al-Shabab claims new carnage despite relentless U.S. air war

Bomb blast in Mogadishu comes weeks after brazen attack in Kenya, where U.S. warns of more attacks despite regular U.S. strikes targeting terrorists

• Feb 4, 2019

Transcript: Michael Rogers on "Intelligence Matters"

Former NSA director on actions U.S. can take to deter cyber attacks

• Jan 30, 2019

U.S. and Taliban hold Afghanistan peace talks

The U.S. and Taliban leaders appear to be making progress toward a peace deal which could finally end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins CBSN to discuss why this round of talks is so significant and what's at stake if U.S. troops leave the war-torn country.

• Jan 28, 2019
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Kenya attackers, 1 an army officer's son, cased Nairobi hotel for years

Security camera video shows three of the al-Shabab extremists walking calmly through a garage at the complex in 2016

• Jan 18, 2019

Transcript: Robert Pape talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"

To recruit in the U.S., ISIS steals Western ideas, says terrorism expert Robert Pape

• Jan 16, 2019

To recruit in the U.S., ISIS steals Western ideas, says terrorism expert Robert Pape

On the "Intelligence Matters" podcast this week, Pape, the director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST) at the University of Chicago, talks with CBS' Michael Morell

• Jan 16, 2019

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