Al Qaeda Runs Shadow Army In Afghanistan; Taliban On Verge Of Surge -- Washington Times
Al Qaeda is operating a “shadow army” inside Afghanistan to conceal its numbers and the scope of its operations, while the Taliban is on the verge of major resurgence as U.S. military forces prepare to depart, former senior Pentagon officials and leading counterterrorism analysts told Congress on Tuesday.
Afghanistan is at risk of becoming once again a haven for al Qaeda to train, plan and launch attacks, according to testimony that challenges the Obama administration’s claims that secretive drone strikes have hamstrung the group’s original core and its ability to launch international missions in recent years.
With polls showing little public enthusiasm or interest in the 13-year-old Afghanistan mission, one former senior Pentagon official testified Tuesday that there is a dangerous lack of political incentive in the White House to do anything beyond pull all U.S. forces out of the region.
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Update #1: Al-Qaeda 'not defeated' in Afghanistan -- Rob Crilly, The Telegraph
Update #2: Congress Warned Taliban Resurging, al-Qaida Has 'Shadow Army' -- Newsmax
Update #3: Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan: An enduring threat -- Long War Journal
My Comment: The White House is focused only on leaving Afghanistan .... they are not concerned on may happen next. Is this a smart policy? .... probably not. But the American public no longer have any interest to stay in Afghanistan .... and Washington DC is following this lead.
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