Jamaat Ansarullah | FDD's Long War Journal

Tajik terrorist serves as Taliban commander in northern Afghanistan

Bill Roggio & Andrew Tobin | May 25, 2022

A Tajik commander in the Al Qaeda-linked Jamaat Ansarullah who was appointed to lead several districts in northern Afghanistan continues to celebrate the group’s ties to the Taliban.

UN: Al Qaeda continues to view Afghanistan as a ‘safe haven’

Thomas Joscelyn & Bill Roggio | March 5, 2019

According to the UN’s Jan. 2019 assessment, al Qaeda’s relationship with the Taliban is “long-standing” and “strong.” And al Qaeda “continues to see Afghanistan as a safe haven for its leadership.” The UN estimates that the Islamic State has several thousand fighters in Afghanistan as well.

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