Al Qaeda Returns To Afghanistan

The Independent: Al-Qaeda returns to Afghanistan amid fears of new jihadist alliance with Isis and Taliban

American officials are no longer so dismissive of reports about al-Qaeda’s growing presence

Al-Qaeda is back in Afghanistan, joining Isis and the Taliban in waging jihad. The three most prominent Islamist terrorist groups in the world are now in one violent arena and drawing the West back into a bloody conflict it had sought to leave behind.

The CIA is marking the fifth anniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s death five years ago by publishing, though Twitter, a rolling description of the secret mission by US special forces which killed him in Pakistan. The move is meant to mark President Barack Obama’s legacy in tackling America’s number one enemy and stress the part the agency played in achieving this.

But, 15 years after George W Bush declared the War on Terror following the September 11 attacks, with the specific pledge of destroying al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, Bin Laden’s legacy, the organisation he founded, is once again spreading its tentacles across the country which it used as base to plot attacks abroad.

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WNU Editor: Reports on the return of Al Qaeda to Afghanistan have been making the news for the past month (see links below).

More News On The Return Of Al Qaeda To Afghanistan

Al Qaeda re-emerges as challenge for U.S., NATO in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Al Qaeda 'very active' in Afghanistan: U.S. Commander -- CNN
US military admits al Qaeda is stronger in Afghanistan than previously estimated -- Long War Journal
Ghani says al-Qaeda, Taliban and ISIS threaten Afghanistan -- Khaama Press
'Increased Relationship' Between al-Qaeda, Taliban Worries U.S. Commanders -- Bridget Johnson, PJ Media