๐๐ฅ-๐๐.๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง
๐บAl-Mirsaad, a media outlet ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐.๐๐๐, released a three-minute video commemorating the death anniversary of OBL, the founder of Al Q.aeda.
โช๏ธThe video, available in multiple languages including Persian, Pashto, Arabic, Urdu, English, Turkish, and Uzbek, also honors OBLโs allegiance to the Taliban.
๐บ๐๐ฅ ๐๐.๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง
โช๏ธAn estimated 16,000 members of Al Qa.eda are currently in #Afghanistan. The organization has re-established militant training camps and is collaborating with the Taliban in various illicit enterprises such as drug trafficking, mining, and smuggling.
โช๏ธThe profits from these operations are being funneled to support global jihadist movements.
๐บ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐.๐๐๐
โช๏ธThe Taliban provides extensive logistical support to Al Qa.eda and grants access to its extensive network of illicit activities.
โช๏ธThe Talibanโs backing has allowed Al Qa.eda to seize control of significant drug smuggling routes, which were previously used by the Taliban to fund their insurgency against the former Afghan government.
๐บ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ
โช๏ธOver the past two years, Al Qaeda has extracted approximately $195 million from Afghan mining operations, with a substantial portion directed to its own funding.
โช๏ธThese illicit profits, particularly from heroin and other drug trafficking, play a critical role in sustaining Al Qa.edaโs global operations.
๐บ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง
โช๏ธAl Qaeda has established multiple training camps in Ghazni, Laghman, Parwan, and Uruzgan provinces. Additionally, the group has set up weapon depots in Panjshir province, indicating a growing arsenal of military resources.
๐บ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ
โช๏ธBeyond Al Qaeda, the Taliban is also providing shelter and support to other militant groups, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), and Ansaarullah. This collaboration represents a broader effort to consolidate militant activities and create a network of alliances within the region.
โโ The evolving relationship between the Taliban and Al Qa.eda poses a significant threat to regional stability and international security.
The combined resources and strategic alliances suggest an increasing capability to orchestrate and support global jihadist operations.
