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Taliban are bad but they're not the main problem. Al Qaeda will be back soon and will be hitting America again. I have a feeling well be back in Afghanistan again in about 5 years.
(CNN)Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday in a briefing for Senators that terrorist groups like al Qaeda could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than the two years defense officials had previously estimated to Congress because of the recent, rapid Taliban takeover of the country, according to a Senate aide briefed on the comments.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/15/politics/mark-milley-afghanistan-terror-groups/index.html
roamer65
(36,745 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)of what Covid is doing, about the GOP declaring military rule when they take over the federal government, about the whacked people who live in this country and won't even wear a frigging mask, but would love to see this country conquered. They will welcome abuse to women, ban education, declare Christianity a national religion and demand compliance with their legion of freaks...for starters.
manicdem
(388 posts)It seems like everyone here has forgotten about ISIS and Al Qaeda. Our mission was to stop Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, saving the Afghan people was secondary. We didn't eliminate Al Qaeda, we pummeled them into hiding. Just like the Taliban fighters who were in hiding and came out with a vengeance right now.
Al Qaeda will be back soon. Organizing and training under the Taliban. Attacks will be coming to America in a couple of years.
Shermann
(7,412 posts)The United States invasion of Afghanistan has ended in failure, but it doesn't represent a good outcome for Al Qaeda either. They took heavy casualties and lost influence and control of significant territory for 20 years. They will surely cause trouble again, but I reckon they will think twice before launching a major offensive against the US.
honest.abe
(8,677 posts)The Taliban may not have moderated but they know if AQ or ISIS begin using Afghanistan for terror training they will be invaded once again. I think they have learned at least that much from 20 years of war.
manicdem
(388 posts)Taliban know we'll hit them again. They also know that American's aren't up to invading again or if we do, we'll leave and they'll regain power again.
Doesn't seem like the Taliban have much to lose.
honest.abe
(8,677 posts)The Taliban leadership will likely be taken out if we invade again. I think that is incentive enough for them to keep AQ and ISIS out.
manicdem
(388 posts)Klaralven
(7,510 posts)https://www.csis.org/programs/transnational-threats-project/past-projects/terrorism-backgrounders/islamic-state-khorasan
manicdem
(388 posts)Seems like they'd merge or can coexist together.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - ISIS - was the first. But there are now several branches, such as IS Khorasan, IS Mahgreb, IS Sahel, etc.
manicdem
(388 posts)JohnSJ
(92,136 posts)manicdem
(388 posts)I see an alternative to American occupation and stopping Al Qaeda. China.
China has been eyeing the resources in Afghanistan all this time and are neutral to the Taliban. They also want to extend their global reach to challenge the US. China also has a strong relationship with Pakistan and Iran who share borders with Afghanistan. China never attacked the Taliban nor has a beef with Al Qaeda. They could negotiate for a partnership and bribe the Taliban and Tribal leaders. Put a military base there.
China then wouldn't want Al Qaeda to attack the US since it would give the US a reason to attack Chinese assets.
That's the alternative to getting out of Afghanistan and stopping Al Qaeda attacks.
bigtree
(85,986 posts)...than they eliminate.
That's the post.