Al Qaeda leader Aiman al-Zawahiri believed to be in border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan: UN
It said Al-Qaeda s strategy in the near term is assessed as maintaining its traditional safe haven in Afghanistan for the Al-Qaeda core leadership.
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This handhout picture of a video grab on February 12, 2012 shows Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri at an undisclosed location making an announcment (File Photo | AFP/ HO / SITE Intelligence Group) By PTI
UNITED NATIONS: A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan border region, including the group s elusive leader Aiman al-Zawahiri, who is probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda, according to a United Nations report.
›Al Qaeda s Al-Zawahiri likely to be in Afghanistan, Pakistan border region, probably alive but too frail: UN report
Al Qaeda s Al-Zawahiri likely to be in Afghanistan, Pakistan border region, probably alive but too frail: UN report
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Al Qaeda s Al-Zawahiri likely to be in Afghanistan, Pakistan border region, probably alive but too frail: UN reportPTI
Last Updated: Jun 05, 2021, 11:43 AM IST
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The report, issued on Friday, said that large numbers of Al-Qaeda fighters and other foreign extremist elements aligned with the Taliban are located in various parts of Afghanistan.
Al-Qaeda, including Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, is reported to number in the range of several dozen to 500 persons.
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United Nations, June 5
A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan border region, including the group’s elusive leader Aiman al-Zawahiri, who is “probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda,” according to a United Nations report.
The report, issued on Friday, said that large numbers of Al-Qaeda fighters and other foreign extremist elements aligned with the Taliban are located in various parts of Afghanistan.
“Member states reported that a significant part of Al-Qaeda leadership remains based in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the core is joined by and works closely with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent,” the twelfth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team said.