Will Terror Threats Increase Under Afghanistan’s Newly Appointed Taliban Government?

Taliban forces patrol at a runway a day after U.S troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 31, 2021. Stringer Reuters  

CNBC: Terrorism will increase under Afghanistan’s newly appointed Taliban government, experts warn 

* The Taliban in Afghanistan have named a new interim government led by hardliners that includes no women, minorities or opposition members. 

* In a controversial appointment, Sirajuddin Haqqani has become Afghanistan’s interior minister, in charge of police and security. 

* Haqqani is on the FBI’s most wanted list and is a designated global terrorist as leader of the Haqqani network, known to have links to al-Qaeda. 

The Taliban in Afghanistan have named a new interim government led by hardliners as the group pledges to implement a strict Islamic rule over the country of roughly 40 million. 

The new cabinet of the freshly restored Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan contains no women and no positions for opposition members or ethnic or religious minorities. 

Few in the international community foresaw the speed with which the militant Islamist group would take over Afghanistan, making a series of stunning territorial gains in July and August as the U.S. withdrew its troops to end its 20-year war in the country. 

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Update: Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan (AP)  

WNU Editor: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says Al Qaeda may make a comeback in Afghanistan. Someone should tell the Defense Secretary that their biggest supporters (and members) are now in the Afghan government .... Taliban’s government includes designated terrorists, ex-Guantanamo detainees (Long War Journal).