Taliban Continues To Host Al-Qaeda, Claims US State Department
In its annual report on terrorism, the US State Department announced that the Taliban continues to host and shelter al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
In its annual report on terrorism, the US State Department announced that the Taliban continues to host and shelter al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
The report also states that the United States has not yet made a decision to recognise the Taliban government.
The US report on terrorism from 2023, published on Thursday, states that the Taliban claims that al-Qaeda members are unable to carry out terrorist acts from Afghan soil.
The report, citing the UN's independent assessment of Afghanistan, said that the Afghan Taliban also allowed the Pakistani Taliban to operate on Afghan soil.
According to the report, members of the TTP travel between Afghanistan and Pakistan and launch attacks.
The report emphasised that there are differences within the Taliban group over how to deal with the TTP.
The US State Department said that the Taliban carried out attacks against ISIS-K in 2023 and sees the group as the main threat against them.
The United States has said that the Taliban has emphasised on their commitment to their counterterrorism obligations under the Doha Agreement in public and private talks. However, al-Qaeda, the Pakistani Taliban and ISIS are present in Afghanistan.
In April 2023, Tajik security forces identified and destroyed terrorist elements of Afghan origin who were planning to carry out attacks on Tajik territory, the report said.
The US State Department said that in 2023, ISIS-K also continued its attacks in Afghanistan, especially against religious minorities.
