The resurgence of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization in Afghanistan is evident under the governance of the Taliban, as per a late January report from the UN Security Council.

The report highlights the establishment of eight new training camps and five madrasas (Islamic educational institutions) across the country.

These training camps are situated in various provinces, including Ghazni, Laghman, Parwan, and Uruzgan.

Additionally, the report identifies specific locations used by al-Qaeda for the movement of operatives to and from neighboring Iran.

Furthermore, it reveals the creation of a new base for weapon stockpiling in the Panjshir Valley, located north of the capital, Kabul.

“The group maintains safe houses to facilitate the movement between Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the provinces of Herat, Farah, and Helmand, with additional safe house locations in Kabul,” the report said,” the Jerusalem Post reported.

The Islamic State Khorasan Province, a regional offshoot of the extremist Islamic State group, has been engaged in persistent hostilities, specifically targeting ethnic minorities and government establishments.

Concurrently, other extremist factions like Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and its splinter group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, have also been operational within the country.

The report further indicates the establishment of suicide bomber training camps for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Kunar Province.

Written by B.C. Begley