On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, the Taliban Is Stronger Than it Was in 2001
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Townhall.com ^
| September 8, 2021 | Kay Coles James
As we prepare to mark the 20th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on our homeland on Sept. 11, 2001, we take stock of the past two decades—of all that we have won, and of all that we have lost. We
have seen Americans come together in unity in our darkest hour, we have foiled many such attacks since, and we have watched our country shine as a beacon of freedom and hope like never before. But it has not come without tremendous, heartbreaking cost. As the nation stood to defend its liberty, its values, and its way of life,...
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Ghost Soldiers, Corrupt Regime: US-Trained Afghan Army Was Stronger Than Taliban... Only On Paper
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CRUX ^
| Aug 16th 2021 | CRUX
Ever since US announced withdrawal of troop, Taliban went on a rampage to seize one district after another. A
Taliban spokesperson asserted that most of these provinces were seized by them without a battle. Taliban’s rapid advance made clear that US efforts to turn Afghan military into a robust, independent fighting force have failed. Built over 20 years, how did Afghan army collapse? Why did Afghan forces not resist Taliban? How did Kabul fall despite the well trained Afghan army? The Play by Play of the Collapse
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Al Qaeda growing stronger under Taliban’s umbrella, UN finds
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Long War Journal ^
| June 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn
Al Qaeda and the Taliban remain close allies, according to a report by a United Nations Security Council monitoring team. Indeed,
Al Qaeda “has grown stronger operating under the Taliban umbrella across Afghanistan and is more active than in recent years.” While some are eager to portray the Taliban as a purely nationalist organization, the UN notes that the Taliban is the “primary partner for all foreign terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan, with the exception of” the Islamic State’s Khorasan branch, which seeks to undermine the Taliban’s legitimacy. Al Qaeda “members act as instructors and religious teachers for Taliban personnel...
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Report: Al-Qaeda, Taliban Relationship in Afghanistan ‘Growing Stronger’
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Breitbart ^
| April 13, 2016 | Edwin Mora
A resurgent al-Qaeda is “very active” and poses a “big threat” to Afghanistan, the country’s acting defense minister told CNN. “They are really very active. They
are working in quiet and reorganizing themselves and preparing themselves for bigger attacks,” declared Afghan Defense Minister Masoom Stanikzai. “They are working behind other networks, giving them support and the experience they had in different places. And double their resources and recruitment and other things. That is how — they are not talking too much,” he added. “They are not making press statements. It is a big threat.” ***snip**** “The Afghan militant group was...
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