{"id":94054,"date":"2023-06-15T19:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=94054"},"modified":"2023-06-15T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T16:00:11","slug":"concerns-of-al-qaida-and-is-expansions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/94054-concerns-of-al-qaida-and-is-expansions\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerns of Al \u2013 Qaida and IS Expansions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>UN Report Raises Concerns of Al-Qaida and Islamic State Expansion in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington- According to a United Nations report, released this week, based on member state intelligence, al-Qaida and the Islamic State (IS) terror group&#8217;s Afghan affiliate are experiencing significant growth in numbers and capabilities in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The report states that the terror groups have greater freedom of manoeuvre under Taliban rule and are making good use of it. The report highlights the symbiotic relationship between al-Qaida and the Taliban, with al-Qaida viewing Taliban-administered Afghanistan as a safe haven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also mentions that the Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-Khorasan or ISIS-K) has capitalized on the Taliban&#8217;s inability to establish control over remote areas and dissatisfaction with their rule to boost recruitment and carry out attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report estimates that al-Qaida has 30 to 60 senior officials and 400 fighters, along with training camps in Afghanistan, while IS-Khorasan has grown to 4,000 to 6,000 members with strongholds in multiple provinces. However, U.S. officials have expressed scepticism about the report&#8217;s findings, stating that they do not align with their own intelligence assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/32f6038e-6122-405f-b0d7-06689ad64a41-1020x612-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/32f6038e-6122-405f-b0d7-06689ad64a41-1020x612-1.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/32f6038e-6122-405f-b0d7-06689ad64a41-1020x612-1-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/32f6038e-6122-405f-b0d7-06689ad64a41-1020x612-1-768x461.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN Report Raises Concerns of Al-Qaida and Islamic State Expansion in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan Washington- According to a United Nations report, released this week, based on member state intelligence, al-Qaida and the Islamic State (IS) terror group&#8217;s Afghan affiliate are experiencing significant growth in numbers and capabilities in Afghanistan. &nbsp;The report states that the terror groups &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - 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