Kabul: Since the capture of power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has been fighting hard to get its government recognized at the international level. Meanwhile, the report of the United Nations Security Council has indicated a major threat to Afghanistan. The report said that the son of slain al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden met the Taliban in October 2021. In its latest report, the UNSC has given information about the activities of terrorist organizations Islamic State and Al-Qaeda.
The 29th report of the United Nations Security Council’s Sanctions Control Committee has been released this week. The United Nations prepares such a report twice a year so that restrictions on terrorists of organizations like Islamic State and Al-Qaeda can be tightened. The report said that the son of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden visited Afghanistan in October to meet Taliban leaders.
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According to the report, ‘A member state reported that bin Laden’s son Abdullah had visited Afghanistan in October for a meeting with the Taliban. The current al-Qaeda chief Aiman al-Zawahiri was reported to be alive as of January 2021. But, the member countries of the UN believe that his health is poor. The terrorist organization AQIS, which is headed by Osama Mahmood, is present in several provinces of Afghanistan. According to the report, it is estimated that 200 to 400 fighters are present with AQIS.
Presence in several provinces of Afghanistan
The report said that AQIS (Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent) is led by Osama Mahmood and his deputy Atif Yahya Ghauri. Its presence is in ‘Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, Nimruz, Paktika and Jabul provinces of Afghanistan’. Where the group fought alongside the Taliban against the deposed government of Ashraf Ghani. The report said that it is estimated that there are 200 to 400 fighters of AQIS. Which are mainly from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Pakistan. The Taliban has done nothing to limit the activities of foreign terrorists.
Anti-China group reined in
According to the report, the Taliban has worked to rein in the anti-China terrorist group Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), also known as East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM). It pointed out that foreign terrorist groups, from AQIS to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), are currently enjoying more freedom in Afghanistan than in recent years. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15 last year, toppling the West-backed government.
