qaeda very much alive and thriving in afghanistan, linked to global cells the u.s. is hunting. senior afghan intelligence officials tell cnn al qaeda are communicating with their cells worldwide from afghanistan, getting shelter and support from the taliban in exchange for expertise, and could be able to attack the west from there by the end of next year. u.s. treasury in january said al qaeda was, quote, growing in strength here. but afghan intelligence officials i spoke to go further, saying it s more substantial than that, that al qaeda provide expertise like bomb making but also in finance, in moving cash around. core al qaeda members number in their hundreds, most assessments conclude. but it s not how many but who which is most telling. key is senior al qaeda member
reporter: glenn hendricks, honoring the nine victims today with a moment of silence. and promises of help. we re all grieving together, and we want to do everything we can to support each other. reporter: investigators are now uncovering more about the 57-year-old man who killed nine co-workers wednesday. the sheert, identified as samuel cassidy, reportedly fired 39 rounds at the scene, and may have targeted specific co-workers. detectives located three millimeter hand guns at the scene. they also found bombmaking material in cassidy s employee locker. we had our canines there, and they did a search. some of our dogs alerted on what was his locker inside were precursor things for explosives. ingredients for a device actually. detonation cords, things like that. reporter: a dhs official told
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The terrorists had gathered to learn techniques for making bombs and improvised explosive devices IEDs from the six foreigners, who were reportedly considered experts in the subject.
Thirty Taliban terrorists were killed when a bomb exploded during a bomb-making class at a mosque in Afghanistan’s Balkh province.
The 209th Shaheen Corps - part of the Afghan National Army - said in a statement that 30 fighters including six foreign nationals who were expert mine makers, had been killed in an explosion on Saturday morning.
The blast happened at a mosque in the village of Qultaq in the Dowlatabad district of Balkh province.
30 Taliban militants killed in explosion during bomb-making class
15 Feb, 2021 07:33 PM
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At least 30 Taliban militants have died in Afghanistan after they blew themselves up during a bomb-making class.
The Khaama Press News Agency said the fighters died when Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) they were learning to construct exploded inside a mosque, quoting a release from the Afghan Army s 209th Shaheen Corps.
The blast happened on Saturday morning at a mosque in the village of Qultaq in the Dowlatabad district of Balkh province.
The fighters included six foreign nationals.