An “expansion of terror networks” being organized in Afghanistan “highlights the enduring alliance between the Taliban and Al Qaeda,” the head of foreign relations for an insurgent group there, the National Resistance Front, Ali Maisam Nazary, tells The New York Sun.

Mr. Nazary’s comments follow the latest update by the United Nations Security Council, which outlines this development in its 33rd report concerning ISIL and Al Qaeda. The report was released on January 29. That same day, the Taliban hosted at Kabul China, Russia, and Iran to promote “regional cooperation.”