On Saturday, the U. Embassy—which is now working out of the Kabul airport—warned Americans still in Afghanistan not to go to the airport unless provided specific instructions, because of a new threat from ISIS. The Site Intelligence Group tracked the jubilant bravado and energized aspirations in jihadist media. In Syria, H. Yet it, too, tapped into the new jihadist narrative. Presidents have claimed victories against Al Qaeda.
They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat. We went to Afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, as well as getting Osama bin Laden. And we did. The common flaw in U. Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team that tracks extremist movements, told me. The goal now is to replicate the victory in Afghanistan elsewhere—phase two. Send Correspondence to the Director of National Intelligence. Employment Verification.
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Do not show me this again Cancel Continue. Search DNI. The National Counterterrorism Center. The Taliban have not publicly acknowledged these messages, despite doing so for other groups like the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. But the reported arrival in Afghanistan of Amin al-Huq - a close associate of Bin Laden - suggests that links between the two groups do remain. And al-Qaeda reportedly maintains strong links with the Haqqani network, which is part of the Taliban.
The issue is illustrative of the essential dilemma facing the Taliban. On the one hand, they crave recognition on the international stage and the benefits that brings - but this is largely incumbent on their rejection of extremism. On the other, they cannot easily disregard their alliance of more than 20 years with al-Qaeda.
To do so might alienate the more hardline among their militants and other extremist groups who have so fervently celebrated their takeover of Afghanistan. Additional reporting by Paul Brown. Life under Taliban: Where is your male escort? What rise of Taliban means for Pakistan. Make-up artist: Women like me are targets. There is ambiguity over a pledge of allegiance now Hibatullah Akhundzada main focus left leads the Taliban and Ayman al-Zawahiri heads al-Qaeda.
Al-Qaeda media outlets continue to denounce and threaten America. Significance of the pledge. Image source, Getty Images. IS and al-Qaeda remain fierce rivals.
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