The US Embassy in Baghdad has announced that Washington remains deeply concerned about the continued operations and territorial expansions of the Daesh and al-Qaeda terror groups, stressing that it will continue to prioritize partnerships with allies and regional actors to combat terrorism.
Islamabad has hit out at the Taliban over claim that American drones had used Pakistan's airspace in operation to kill Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul.
Afghanistan's former foreign minister Salahuddin Rabani has-dismissed the possibility of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers cutting ties with the al-Qaeda terrorist group.
Rumors of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s death were quashed this week when the notorious terrorist group published footage of their “General Emir” reciting a poem.
General Mark Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has warned of a “real possibility” that al-Qaeda or Daesh could rebuild in Afghanistan as early as spring 2022 in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal.
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahri appeared in a video marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, after rumors spread that he was dead. Al-Zawahri is seen saying that “Jerusalem Will Never be Judaized".
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warns the Al-Qaeda terror group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate in the war-torn country following Washington's withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed western media reports of a link between Iran and Al-Qaeda terror group as an attempt to cover up the Saudi role in the Sept. 11 New York attacks.
The international community, particularly the so-called advocates of human rights, have remained deadly silent on the recent genocide of Shiite people in Afghanistan’s Sar-e Pol province.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged militants to kidnap Westerners and swap them for extremist [jihadi] prisoners, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
Thirty agents linked to the terrorist group al-Qaeda have been apprehended across Iran over the past month, says the country’s deputy intelligence minister.
