UN Report: Al Qaeda Rebuilds Strength in Afghanistan, Christians Threatened

UN Report: Al Qaeda Rebuilds Strength in Afghanistan, Christians Threatened https://ift.tt/Xe4ZIM3 A United Nations monitoring team has cautioned in a recent report that terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda and its affiliates are growing in strength in Afghanistan. Despite promises that Afghanistan would not again become a haven for terrorists, the 27-page report says such as Al Qaeda "have greater freedom of maneuver under the Taliban" than before and that "the threat of terrorism is rising in both Afghanistan and the region." Bill Roggio, editor of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy's Long War Journal, told CBN News, "The Taliban have been cooperating with Al Qaeda – has been supporting and sheltering Al Qaeda. It did it during the U.S. presence in Afghanistan and it continues to this day." Two years after the U.S. withdrawal, Al Qaeda-linked officials are reportedly now helping the Taliban lead in three provincial governments and have five new terror training camps around the country, including one in Nuristan.