Al-Qaida/Taliban-linked media campaign frames Islamic State Khurasan as foreign, Tajik group
eurasianet.org/al-qaidataliban-linked-media-campaign-frames-islamic-state-khurasan-as-foreign-tajik-group
Attack Kills 17 at Shiite Mosque in Northern Afghanistan: The attack was a bloody reminder of the insecurity that persists in the region and which has spread to ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/13/world/asia/shiite-mosque-attack-afghanistan.html
What is ISIS-K, the group linked to the Moscow attack?: ISIS-K has become a global terror threat while the world has been distracted.
vox.com/world-politics/24113965/isis-khorasan-russia-attack-terror
Biden says Taliban is helping US to end Al-Qaeda: Biden says Taliban is helping US to end Al-Qaeda
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Quick Glance: Taliban Government in Afghanistan Assisting US in Ending Al-Qaeda
- President Joe Biden confirms support from Afghanistan's Taliban government to combat the Al-Qaeda threat.
- The Taliban government considers President Biden's remarks as an acknowledgment of reality.
- A UN report suggests the rebuilding of terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda in the country.
Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed in blasts, violence since August 2021 - UN: Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since ...
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Quick Glance: Over 1,000 Afghan Civilians Killed in Blasts and Violence Since August 2021 - UN Report
- A UN report reveals that over 1,000 Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021.
- Although armed fighting has decreased since the Taliban took over in August 2021, security challenges remain, particularly from the Islamic State.
- The report notes an increase in the lethality of suicide attacks since August 15, 2021, with a smaller number of attacks causing a greater number of civilian casualties.
- UNAMA attributes just over 1,700 casualties, including injuries, to explosive attacks claimed by the Islamic State.
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August ...
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Quick Glance: The mastermind of the Kabul airport massacre has been slain by the Taliban, according to the US.
- Among those dead were Marine Lance Cpl.
- Since then, the US has conducted strikes against the Islamic State in Syria and Somalia, as well as a solitary CIA drone strike in Afghanistan in July 2022 against Ayman al-Zawahiri, then the leader of al-Qaeda.
- Officials from the Biden administration have argued that the Taliban has been an effective counterterrorism force in Afghanistan, conducting attacks on Islamic State hideouts while the Islamic State continues to target government buildings and ethnic minorities.
- Kurilla added that the US can only see "broad contours" of the Islamic State's planning in Syria - not "the full picture."
"Close and symbiotic" cooperation: Al-Qaeda appears to be infiltrating Taliban authorities in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: al-Qaeda infiltrating Taliban government, UN says.: More than 20 years ago, U.S.-led troops invaded Afghanistan because the Taliban, who rule there ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/un-al-qaida-hat-taliban-strukturen-in-afghanistan-unterwandert-19067400.html
Afghanistan blast: Taliban governor killed in his office: A provincial governor is the most senior official to be killed in attacks since the Taliban retook ...
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Mastermind of Kabul airport massacre killed by Taliban, U.S. says: An ISIS suicide bomber killed scores of Afghans and 13 U.S. troops during the Biden ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/25/kabul-airport-bombing-mastermind-killed/
Taliban slams US report on rising threats in Afghanistan: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the country is enjoying its greatest stability of the past 40 ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/19/taliban-slams-us-report-on-rising-threats-in-afghanistan
NATO-calibre weapons being transferred to ISIL-K terrorist by Taliban, Al-Qaeda-affiliated groups like TTP
firstpost.com/world/nato-calibre-weapons-being-transferred-to-isil-k-terrorist-by-taliban-al-qaeda-affiliated-groups-like-ttp-12991352.html
The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) might be seeking a merger with Al Qaeda to create an umbrella organisation that shelters all militant groups ... Show more
‘TTP looking to merge with Al Qaeda to expand influence’ - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
‘TTP looking to merge with Al Qaeda to expand influence’ - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
Al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan: Information Blackhole and Strategic (Mis)communication
thediplomat.com/2023/07/al-qaida-and-the-taliban-in-afghanistan-information-blackhole-and-strategic-miscommunication/
Why Destructing Ukrainian Cultural Heritage by Russia Is Part of Genocide: The terrorists of the so-called ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ...
eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/8/7169043/
I killed 25 people in Afghanistan, Harry says in new book Spare — follow latest: The latest claims from Harry include:Prince calls “beloved brother” his ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-harry-book-spare-wiliam-latest-news-royal-family-9g38gwg2p
Afghanistan: Top Islamic State leaders killed in Kabul, says Taliban: The Afghan Taliban has claimed that Qari Fateh was the principle tactician for the ISKP and ...
firstpost.com/world/afghanistan-top-islamic-state-leaders-killed-in-kabul-says-taliban-12215762.html
ISIL claims attack targeting journalists in Afghanistan: Armed group says attack in Mazar-i-Sharif was carried out with a parcel bomb.
aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/12/is-claims-attack-targeting-afghan-journalists-in-mazar-i-sharif
Explained: ISIS deploys cryptocurrency, NATO-grade weapons to revive its reign of terror
wionews.com/world/explained-isis-deploys-cryptocurrency-nato-grade-weapons-to-revive-its-reign-of-terror-625052
Commentary: Is a stable Afghanistan where China, Russia and US cooperate?: Another Afghan civil war risks becoming the next Syria - a gruesome proxy conflict ...
channelnewsasia.com/commentary/afghanistan-taliban-china-russia-us-civil-war-iskp-terrorist-groups-3356406
Behind the scenes: How the CIA tracked al-Qaida’s leader: The hunt for al-Zawahri, one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, stretches back to before the 9/11 ...
nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/cia-qaeda-al-zawahri.html
Quick Glance: US drone strike kills Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
- President Joe Biden announced Monday that a US drone strike killed Al Qaeda commander Ayman al-Zawahiri in an Afghan capital bunker, adding that "justice had been delivered" to the relatives of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Biden said in a solemn televised message that he gave the final approval for the high-precision assault that successfully struck Zawahiri in Afghanistan's capital over the weekend.
- "What we know is that the senior Haqqani Taliban were aware of his presence in Kabul," the Biden official added.
- Some militants questioned the legitimacy of the story that he had been slain, while others believed Zawahiri had attained his desire for "martyrdom."
Taliban kill six Islamic State members in raid in Kabul: Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-kill-six-islamic-state-members-raid-afghan-capital-spokesman-2022-10-22/
34 years ago, the Soviet Union left Afghanistan, opening a new phase of war and conflict. What happened then, and afterward?
indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/34-years-ago-the-soviet-union-left-afghanistan-what-happened-8447214/
#Afghanistan 's Taliban Government has claimed that #Pakistani nationals allied with ISIS are involved in terrorist attacks inside their country.
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‘Some countries under pressure…’ Taliban says US obstacle to international recognition of Afghanistan | Mint
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Al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan: Information Blackhole and Strategic (Mis)communication
thediplomat.com/2023/07/al-qaida-and-the-taliban-in-afghanistan-information-blackhole-and-strategic-miscommunication/
Afghan Taliban say US President Biden 'acknowledged reality' about al-Qaeda
wionews.com/videos/afghan-taliban-say-us-president-biden-acknowledged-reality-about-al-qaeda-611773
Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader: The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-say-theyve-not-found-body-al-qaeda-leader-2022-08-25/
Taliban denies knowing of al-Qaeda presence after Zawahiri killed in Kabul: The Taliban strongly denounced the U.S. drone strike that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/04/taliban-qaeda-zawahiri-kabul/
Quick Glance: Commentary: The US assassination of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri raises numerous questions
- The presence of terrorist organizations within Afghanistan is a violation of the Doha Accord, leave alone the threat posed by their apparent growth.
- The report also confirmed that Zawahiri was living and communicating freely in Afghanistan: "Zawahiri's apparent increased comfort and ability to communicate has coincided with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and the consolidation of power of key Al-Qaeda allies within their de facto administration."
- It was the first US drone strike inside Afghanistan since American soldiers left last year.
Convicted ISIS supporter sentenced to additional year in prison over meeting with ‘American Taliban’ John Lindh
cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/ali-shukri-amin-isis-american-taliban/
Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban - US officials: "He was a key ISIS-K official directly involved in plotting operations like ...
jpost.com/international/article-741280
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Major VCs link arms in new climate push: The new alliance is designed to align firms' portfolios with a "net zero" emissions future ...
axios.com/2023/04/25/major-vcs-new-climate-push
Suicide bomber strikes Kabul education center, killing 19: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan ...
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Quick Glance: 19 Killed in Suicide Bombing at Kabul Educational Center: Cops
- "Students were preparing for an exam when a suicide bomber struck at this educational centre."
- "Unfortunately, 19 people have been killed and 27 others wounded," said Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran.
- Although no group claimed responsibility, IS claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on an educational center in the same neighborhood a year earlier, which killed 24, including kids.
- The organization was implicated for a violent gun attack on a maternity ward of a hospital in Dasht-e-Barchi in May 2020, which killed 25 people, including new mothers.
18 Essential Documentaries on Afghanistan and the Taliban | FRONTLINE: One year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan amid the U.S. withdrawal ...
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Quick Glance: An Afghan residing near Karlsruhe reports about Kabul executions
- As a German native, Amir saw the Taliban's takeover of power in Afghanistan a year ago.
- The Taliban want to see Afghanistan become a functioning state.
- Brutal methods: The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan a year ago.
- Amir, a former local figure who now lives in Karlsruhe's northwestern outskirts, reports on public executions.
Arrests and Killings Drive Afghan Troops Once Allied With U.S. Into Hiding: The Taliban appear to have launched a campaign to track down former Afghan forces ...
wsj.com/articles/afghanistan-taliban-national-resistance-front-11661523527
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7 Killed In Attack On Clerics In Afghanistan's Herat: Shiites are a minority in Afghanistan and are drawn mostly from the Hazara community ...
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Afghanistan: IS claims to have killed Taliban police chief: The "Islamic State" group says it assassinated a senior Taliban security official in the ...
dw.com/en/afghanistan-is-claims-to-have-killed-taliban-police-chief/a-64219578
U.S. drone strike on al-Qaida's leader raises questions about terrorist group's future
pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-drone-strike-on-al-qaidas-leader-raises-questions-about-terrorists-groups-future
Quick Glance: Taliban government under fire as US kills al-Qaida chief hiding in Kabul
- The safe house is located in Kabul's posh Shirpur neighborhood, which is home to several Taliban leaders who have relocated to mansions owned by former top Afghan officials of the deposed Western-backed government.
- Since 2016, Sirajuddin Haqqani has also served as the Taliban movement's first deputy leader.
- The US government has a $10 million bounty on him for "numerous significant kidnappings and attacks against U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, the Afghan government and civilian targets."
- Other Taliban leaders have spoken out against the Haqqanis' deadly attacks on civilians in Kabul and abroad.
Blast in Afghan mosque, officials report dead and wounded: HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban official says an explosion went off in a mosque in the northern ...
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US strike ‘destroyed everything,’ Zawahiri’s body not found, says Taliban: Taliban said it had ordered a comprehensive and serious investigation on Zawahiris ...
wionews.com/south-asia/zawahiris-body-not-found-says-taliban-506489
Taliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in Kabul: ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony ...
apnews.com/article/afghanistan-al-qaida-ayman-zawahri-middle-east-taliban-2705b6638b8389e67624ad5e62b4781c
Afghan women speak to WION as Taliban dismantle their right to education, campus after campus
wionews.com/south-asia/afghan-women-speak-to-wion-as-taliban-dismantles-their-right-to-education-campus-after-campus-545841
Petraeus: Taliban should be held accountable for sheltering terrorist killed in US strike
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AP sources: US operation killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri: WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri ...
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Quick Glance: Biden: Assassinating al-Qaida head is long-awaited "justice"
- In an evening address from the White House, President Obama stated that US intelligence officials tracked al-Zawahri to a residence in downtown Kabul where he was hiding out with his family.
- According to a senior intelligence official, the residence Al-Zawahri was in when he was killed was owned by a major adviser to senior Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani.
- Officials eventually discovered that al-Zawahri was also present at the Kabul safe house.
- The information was given to Biden by Sullivan as US intelligence officers developed "a pattern of life through multiple independent sources of information to inform the operation," according to the official.
Taliban: Roadside bomb kills 6 people in north Afghanistan: ISLAMABAD (AP) — A roadside bomb went off near a bus with government employees during rush hour on ...
apnews.com/article/afghanistan-islamic-state-group-bombings-taliban-0a055bbd670fb0461dacc9084de6f0a9
5 Afghan siblings arrive in Toronto more than a year after being stuck in limbo in UAE refugee camp
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White House knocks new GOP report on Afghanistan withdrawal: The White House is firing back at a GOP report slamming the Biden administration’s withdrawal from ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/3602566-white-house-knocks-new-gop-report-on-afghanistan-withdrawal/
According to Amnesty International: situation of Afghan women is increasingly deteriorating.
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Hasan Mahmud likens BNP to IS, Taliban: Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today said BNP is declaring programs like Islamic State (IS) and ...
thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/hasan-mahmud-likens-bnp-taliban-3462436
Gravitas: ISIS versus the Taliban: A new battle for survival: ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack near the foreign ministry building where Chinese ...
wionews.com/videos/gravitas-isis-versus-the-taliban-a-new-battle-for-survival-552456
Islamic State threatens Central Asian and Chinese ventures in Afghanistan: The Taliban are trying to assure neighboring countries that Afghanistan is open for ...
eurasianet.org/islamic-state-threatens-central-asian-and-chinese-ventures-in-afghanistan
Taliban target Tajik Islamic State fighters: The Taliban have begun a PR blitz against the Islamic State, which has challenged the new Afghan government’s ...
eurasianet.org/taliban-target-tajik-islamic-state-fighters
Taliban labels Islamic State affiliate a 'false sect'
cnn.com/2022/07/03/middleeast/taliban-isis-k-seditious-sect-afghanistan-intl-hnk/
A Chinese company strikes a deal with the Taliban to extract oil from Afghanistan
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Afghan minority groups face threats from ISKP: HRW: The rights group says the Taliban has failed to protect Hazaras and other at-risk communities.
aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/6/afghans-from-minority-groups-face-threats-from-islamic-state-hrw
Taliban kill top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan: Taliban forces killed Qari Fateh, the regional IS "intelligence and operations chief" ...
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Casualties feared after blast at Afghan Shi'ite mosque: The Taliban-run administration has faced an insurgency by Islamic State militants recently.
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2023/10/13/casualties-feared-after-blast-at-afghan-shiite-mosque/
In Afghanistan, one year forward, a quarter-century back: We are now seeing the re-emergence of an Afghanistan that existed in the mid-1990s
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-afghanistan-one-year-forward-a-quarter-century-back/
Mada 9: Taliban unveil Afghanistan's first supercar: The words "Afghanistan" and "supercar" are rarely used in the same sentence, but now the war-torn country ...
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Afghanistan hotel blast kills at least three, seven injured: At least three people were killed and seven injured after a blast ripped through a hotel in ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/14/Afghanistan-hotel-blast-kills-at-least-three-seven-injured
Quick Glance: Hotel Explosion: Casualties in Afghanistan Attack
- Casualties occurred in an explosion at a hotel in southeastern Afghanistan.
- The region where the explosion took place is near the Pakistani border and has experienced violence between Islamist extremists and their adversaries.
- According to Mustaghfir Gurbaz, a police spokesperson in Khost, the explosion happened at a hotel frequently visited by Afghan citizens and refugees from Pakistan's former militant stronghold of North Waziristan, which shares a border with Afghanistan.
- Gurbaz stated that authorities are investigating the incident as the cause of the explosion remains unclear.
Afghan Girls Education: Living Under the Taliban: What insights does the battle over women’s education offer into the way the group rules Afghanistan?
nytimes.com/2022/08/16/podcasts/the-daily/taliban-afghanistan-women-girls.html
Unicef worried: Taliban increasingly influence aid organizations: A US report shows that "the Taliban have infiltrated and influenced most of the ...
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Quick Glance: Unicef Concerned: Taliban Increasing Influence on Aid Organizations
- The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has further strengthened its influence on aid organizations.
- The Taliban's interference in the activities of aid organizations makes their staff vulnerable.
- Any form of humanitarian aid is susceptible to manipulation by the Taliban.
- Sigar also laments the lack of legal certainty for organizations providing support in Afghanistan.
How al Qaeda Is Regrouping Under Taliban Rule in Afghanistan: A year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, experts say there are signs their rule is ...
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Watch | Taliban’s ideologies are alien to Afghanistan: Ahmad Massoud: A video interview with Ahmad Massoud, founder of the National Resistance Front
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Analyzing the State of Afghan Journalism: The Federation of Afghan Journalists in Exile reports that the return of the Taliban has led to a substantial reduction ...
thediplomat.com/2023/08/analyzing-the-state-of-afghan-journalism/
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban said Saturday their security forces had killed at least eight key militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State Khorasan ... Show more
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First on CNN: Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda’s leader in July
cnn.com/2022/10/08/politics/us-taliban-talks-wasiq-qatar/
The Taliban’s Dangerous Collision Course With the West: After barring girls from high school — and harboring an Al-Qaeda leader — the regime now risks ...
nytimes.com/2022/08/08/magazine/taliban-afghanistan.html
Return flight in Taliban private jet: Afghanistan gives Guantanamo detainee a hero's welcome
n-tv.de/politik/Afghanistan-empfaengt-Guantanamo-Haeftling-wie-Helden-article23422998.html
Meetings with Lindh prompt move to revoke convict's release: FALLS CHURCH, Va, (AP) — A northern Virginia man convicted nearly a decade ago of supporting the ...
apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-crime-organized-united-kingdom-government-legal-proceedings-726e5ae5da9915bbd8b1d8ea56bfc13e
Help the Taliban or not?: If the West provides aid in Afghanistan, it stabilizes Taliban rule. If he doesn't, the state and society will collapse ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/afghanistan-und-der-westen-den-taliban-helfen-oder-nicht-18066435.html
Another Mosque Bombing Kills Dozens in Afghanistan : Taliban spokesman tweeted that children among the 33 dead in blast at mosque in northern province of Kunduz
voanews.com/a/mosque-blast-kills-33-including-children-in-afghanistan/6540973.html
Taliban Claim US Drones Use Pakistan Airspace to Invade Afghanistan : Mohammad Yaqoob leveled the allegations nearly a month after Washington said it killed ...
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Ahmad Massoud: "Of course we need help.": Ahmad Massoud: His father was a legend, the "Lion of the Punjir Valley." He fought first against the Soviets and then ...
de.euronews.com/2022/09/15/ahmad-massoud-naturlich-brauchen-wir-hilfe
Attack at Sikh Temple in Afghanistan Kills Several People: The assault in the capital, Kabul, was the latest in a series targeting the country’s religious ...
nytimes.com/2022/06/18/world/middleeast/afghanistan-attack-sikh-temple.html
Quick Glance: IS claims responsibility for a terrorist attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul, killing and injuring many people.
- On Saturday, a terrorist attack targeted a Sikh temple in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.
- According to him, Taliban security men then surrounded the premises.
- On June 18, Taliban special forces climbed.
- In March 2020, 25 people were killed in an armed attack on another Sikh temple in the Afghan capital.
Taliban also ban gyms and steam rooms for women: The Islamists further restrict the freedom of movement of women with a new ban.
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After US drone strike on al-Qaida leader, many fear Afghanistan remains haven for terror a year after US exit
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/14/biden-strike-zawahri-afghanistan-withdrawal/10162146002/
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Afghanistan mystery: Why was Al Qaeda’s leader in Kabul?: The drone strike that killed Al Qaeda’s leader in Kabul reveals a lack of trust between the U.S ...
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: The enigma of Afghanistan: Why was Al Qaeda's commander in Kabul?
- The drone attack that killed Al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan's capital exposed a chasm between the US and the Taliban.
- Indeed, US officials claim that by harboring Al Qaeda commanders, the Taliban has violated the Doha deal, which was brokered by then-President Donald Trump in 2020 and accepted by Vice President Joe Biden.
- To the Taliban, receiving Al Qaeda's head "is not such a strange thing."
- "Think about the hosting the Taliban were trying to do there," Mr. Smith suggests.
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