In its annual report, the United Nations Security Council has warned that there has been no material changed in the support of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) for jihadi terror organizations such as Al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and others, while some Al-Qaeda leaders are serving in the Taliban government. Report No.
A U.N. Security Council report this week identified an Iran-based senior al-Qaeda fugitive from U.S. justice as a likely, though not yet confirmed, new leader of the terrorist group.
While the history of al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic State continue to haunt Iraq, the start of the annual Shiite religious mourning celebration was largely uneventful though Diyala province remains problematic.
Since the Taliban took over Kabul in mid-August 2021, the senior Taliban leadership, seeking international recognition, has been trying to convince the West that it no longer supports any terrorist groups in Afghanistan.