Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda reestablishes its bases in
five provinces, including Kabul and Nangarhar
“We went to Afghanistan almost 20 years ago with clear goals: get those who attacked us on September 11th, 2001, and make sure al Qaeda could not use Afghanistan as a base from which to attack us again. We did that. We severely degraded al Qaeda in Afghanistan.” — Old Joe Biden, lying again on August 16, 2021
UN Security Council Report: Taliban’s Extortion Payments to Terrorist Groups
by Amin Kawa, Hasht e Subh Daily, July 13, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The United Nations Security Council, in its latest report, has stated that terrorist groups consider Afghanistan a haven. According to the report, the Taliban’s leniency towards terrorist groups has facilitated the infiltration of terrorism into neighboring countries. The report emphasizes the Taliban’s inability has revitalized Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Al-Qaeda has secretly reestablished its bases in five provinces, including Kabul and Nangarhar. The report specifies that Al-Qaeda is strategically patient and collaborates with other terrorist groups. It also notes that ISIS is seeking to intensify its attacks on Central Asia and has infiltrated various levels of the Taliban’s security institutions. The report states that 61 senior Taliban members, including cabinet members, are on the Security Council’s sanctions list, and Pashtun Taliban control decision-making within the group’s regime. Additionally, the report mentions that the Taliban’s leadership does not have a uniform approach towards ISIS and Al-Qaeda, with the group’s Salafi members sympathizing with ISIS, and paying off TTP members to prevent them from joining ISIS….
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