Al Qaeda Finds Haven in Afghanistan Under Taliban, UN Report Says
The presence of the Islamic State, Al Qaeda, and ‘many other terrorist groups and fighters on Afghan soil’ is raising concerns in neighboring countries and the wider international community.

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are maintaining close ties with Al Qaeda as they consolidate control over the country and the terrorist group has “increased freedom of action” with the potential of launching new long-distance attacks in coming years, according to a new United Nations report.
The report, based on intelligence supplied by member states, also says that the Taliban’s main military threat is coming from the Islamic State extremist group and guerrilla-style attacks by former Afghan government security personnel. The experts said in the report to the Security Council that with the onset of better weather, fighting may escalate as both Islamic State and resistance forces undertake operations against Taliban forces.
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