US President Biden has ‘accepted the reality’ about al-Qaeda Says Afgan Taliban
The article discusses a remark made by US President Joe Biden regarding the presence of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Biden’s statement came in response to a reporter’s question about mistakes made during his return from Afghanistan in 2021. The president claimed that there is no al-Qaeda threat in the country and highlighted his previous statements about the Taliban providing assistance. This comment was made amidst a report that criticized the US government’s decision-making, crisis management, and public messaging during the chaotic scenes in Kabul after the Taliban’s takeover.
The Afghan Foreign Ministry responded to US President Biden’s remark, interpreting it as an acceptance of the reality that armed groups are absent in Afghanistan. However, this contradicts a recent report by US officials, which claimed the presence and operation of over twenty armed groups in the country. Additionally, a United Nations report from May suggested that armed groups like al-Qaeda are rebuilding in Afghanistan, posing a rising terrorism threat in the region.
The article also mentions that al-Qaeda has not acknowledged the killing of its leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and an ongoing investigation is being conducted.
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