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New York Times: As U.S. Focuses on ISIS and the Taliban, Al Qaeda Re-emerges
WASHINGTON — Even as the Obama administration scrambles to confront the Islamic State and resurgent Taliban, an old enemy seems to be reappearing in Afghanistan: Qaeda training camps are sprouting up there, forcing the Pentagon and American intelligence agencies to assess whether they could again become a breeding ground for attacks on the United States.
Most of the handful of camps are not as big as those that Osama bin Laden built before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But had they re-emerged several years ago, they would have rocketed to the top of potential threats presented to President Obama in his daily intelligence briefing. Now, they are just one of many — and perhaps, American officials say, not even the most urgent on the Pentagon’s list in Afghanistan.
More News On The War In Afghanistan
Al Qaeda is reemerging in a troublingly familiar place as the US focuses on other threats -- Business Insider
Daesh vs. Taliban: Afghanistan Between Devil and Deep Blue Sea -- Sputnik
Terrorists VS terrorists: ISIS in ‘direct rivalry with Taliban in Afghanistan,’ UN says -- RT
Afghan cops refuse to face Taliban in their heartland -- CBS/AP
Daesh, Lashkar-e-Islam militants bombed in Nangarhar, at least 38 killed -- Khaama Press
At least 68 IS members killed in bombings in Afghanistan -- EFE
Talks underway on supply of helicopters to Afghanistan: Russian envoy -- Khaama Press
Moscow to supply small arms with ammunition to Kabul in January — foreign ministry -- TASS
Russia begins supplying weapons to Afghanistan, sides with Taliban -- Washington Times
Russia may be 'flexible' on easing of U.N. sanctions against Taliban: TASS -- Reuters
Afghanistan, Pakistan Lay Groundwork for Taliban Peace Talks in Early 2016 -- The Diplomat
Afghanistan, Pakistan to Hold Peace Talks With Taliban Next Week - Kabul -- Sputnik
Afghanistan: Aid workers pull out in the face of Isis and Taliban threat, turning a healthcare revolution into a crisis -- The Independent
Taliban Controls More Territory in Afghanistan Than At Any Time Since 2001 -- Reason
Amid Taliban surge, a witness to Afghanistan's endless war -- Scott Peterson, CSM
Afghanistan — the case for staying -- Michael O'Hanlon, USA Today
The principal story used to go into Afghanistan and to motivate the troops in Afghanistan has been the "safe haven" argument. --Don't allow AQ a Safe haven. -- Actually the US has other reasons to go into Afghanistan, financial and political, which existed prior to 9/11.
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