The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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UN: Al Qaeda continues to view Afghanistan as a ‘safe haven’ Posted: 05 Mar 2019 12:40 PM PST 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.

Pakistan has ‘full-fledged plan’ to take out terrorist groups, while denying their existence Posted: 05 Mar 2019 07:47 AM PST For years, Pakistani officials and military commanders have denied the existence of terrorist groups operating on Pakistani soil, and concurrently claimed that they are taking action against the same non-existent terrorist groups.