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Afghanistan has become a terrorism staging ground again, leak reveals

Summary by Political Wire

Less than two years after President Biden withdrew U.S. personnel from Afghanistan, the country has become a significant coordination site for the Islamic State as the terrorist group plans attacks across Europe and Asia, and conducts “aspirational plotting” against the United States, according to a classified Pentagon assessment that portrays the threat as a growing security concern.

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Straight Arrow News

Intel: ISIS using Afghanistan to plot terrorist attacks: Media Miss

According to U.S. intelligence findings leaked on the Discord messaging platform and obtained by The Washington Post, ISIS is using Afghanistan as a base for plotting terrorist attacks in Europe and Asia and aspirational attacks against the U.S. The Discord leaks include dozens of classified Pentagon documents, allegedly leaked on the messaging platform by a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman named Jack Teixeira. “ISIS has been developing a c…

2 years ago

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Washington Examiner

ISIS using Afghanistan for planning attacks, classified leak suggests

The terror threat emanating from Afghanistan has continued to grow in the nearly two years since U.S. troops departed in August 2021.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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VOA News

Taliban Reject Leaked US Assessment IS Using Afghanistan as Terror Base

Afghanistan's Taliban have pushed back against a leaked American military assessment claiming the Islamic State is using the country to plan and coordinate international terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies. The secret document has reportedly portrayed the threat as a growing security concern. It noted that Afghan soil had become a base for the regional affiliate of the terrorist outfit, known as Islamic State-Khorasan or I…

2 years ago·United States

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Real Clear Politics

Afghanistan Has Become Terror Staging Ground Again

THE DISCORD LEAKS A classified Pentagon assessment portrays the Islamic State threat arising from Afghanistan as a growing security concern.

2 years ago·Chicago, United States

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The New York Sun

Intelligence Leak Suggests Afghanistan Re-Emerging as Hotbed of Terrorist Activity: Report

Administration officials would not publicly verify the documents’ authenticity. Instead, they touted President Biden’s efforts to combat terrorism in other locales such as Somalia.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Hot Air

Shock revelation: Afghanistan is back as terrorist central!

Who could have predicted it? Certainly not me. I would never have guessed that handing over the country to a bunch of misogynistic thugs could have turned out badly for everybody involved....

2 years ago·Arlington, United States

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