Al Qaeda threat grows after Biden Afghan exit

 Tim Meads:

The Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda is surging again, thanks in part to the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.

On Tuesday, Voice of America reported that al-Qaeda is now better positioned than the Islamic State to spread propaganda and recruit members since President Joe Biden withdrew American troops from the country in 2021, according to a United Nations report. The report, released on July 15, claims that high-ranking Al-Qaeda officials are bolstered by the Taliban’s dominance in the Middle Eastern nation.

“Al-Qaida senior leadership enjoyed a more settled period in early 2022,” the U.N. said in the report. “Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri issued regular video messages that provided almost current proof of life. Member States note that al-Zawahiri’s apparent increased comfort and ability to communicate has coincided with the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the consolidation of power of key Al-Qaida allies within their de facto administration.”
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“Al-Qaida propaganda is now better developed to compete with ISIL as the key actor in inspiring the international threat environment, and it may ultimately become a greater source of directed threat,” the report added.

It also noted that the Islamic State “has suffered a rapid succession of leadership losses since October 2019, with an as yet unknown impact on its operational health.”
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This was one of Biden's early mistakes that helped the Islamic religious bigots of Al Qaeda grow their threat against civilization. 

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