Al Qaeda 'Very Active' In Afghanistan: U.S. Commander

[Purveyor]

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)Afghanistan's top defense official has warned that al Qaeda -- the reason the United States first invaded Afghanistan -- is "very active" and a "big threat" in the country.

A senior U.S. official said they were concerned about al Qaeda leaders in remote areas of the country and there may be many more core operatives in Afghanistan than previously thought.

The warnings of al Qaeda's resurgence come as Afghanistan faces perhaps the most significant summer fighting season in decades, with government security forces facing huge internal challenges, the Taliban both gaining ground and building links to al Qaeda, and ISIS increasing its footprint in the country.

Acting Defense Minister Masoom Stanikzai told CNN that al Qaeda were keeping a low profile but expanding.
"They are really very active. They are working in quiet and reorganizing themselves and preparing themselves for bigger attacks," he said.

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http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/13/middleeast/afghanistan-al-qaeda/

[EdwardBernays]

1. Ummmm

Duh?

[underpants]

2. It's the beginning of the fighting season

Of course they are active.