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The 9/11 Commission in the US found that under the Taliban, Al-Qaeda was able to use Afghanistan as a place to train and teach fighters, import weapons, coordinate with other jihadists, and plot terrorist actions. [117] While Al-Qaeda maintained its own camps in Afghanistan, it also supported training camps of other organizations. An estimated ...
This brought the al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict to Yemen. [42] [43] These two groups continued to clash throughout the Yemeni civil war. [44] The Islamic State–Taliban conflict started in early February 2015, when the Islamic State – Khorasan Province came to Afghanistan, killing a Taliban commander in the process. The Taliban responded ...
The 9/11 Commission in the US found that under the Taliban, al-Qaeda was able to use Afghanistan as a place to train and indoctrinate fighters, import weapons, coordinate with other jihadists, and plot terrorist actions. [21] While al-Qaeda maintained its own camps in Afghanistan, it also supported training camps of other organizations. An ...
A year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, experts say there are signs their rule is allowing al Qaeda to stage a comeback in the country. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday takes a look at what ...
The ISI helped with the construction of training camps for both the Taliban and Al Qaeda. [109] [110] [111] From 1996 to 2001 the Al Qaeda of Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri became a state within the Taliban state. [112] Bin Laden sent Arab and Central Asian Al-Qaeda militants to join the fight against the United Front, among them his 055 ...
After nearly five years of shelter, bin Laden was expelled from Sudan in 1996 and arrived in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. [34] He had founded al-Qaeda in the late 1980s to continue jihad after the end of the Soviet–Afghan War. [35] He moved al-Qaeda's operations to eastern Afghanistan and developed a close relationship with the Taliban. [36]
The last U.S. troops left Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021. Three years later, the Taliban's return to power has allowed al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to regain a presence in the country, and ...
Al-Qaeda Taliban: Junbishi Forces Forces loyal to Ismail Khan [citation needed] Victory Siege of Kunduz (11 November 2001 – 23 November 2001) Taliban Al-Qaeda IMU: Northern Alliance United States: Defeat Battle of Kandahar (2001) (7 October 2001) Taliban Al-Qaeda: Gul Sharzai-led militia Eastern Alliance United States Australia: Partial ...