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Al-Qaeda activity declines in Afghanistan but group maintains presence, says UN official
Al-Qaeda’s activities in Afghanistan have declined, but the group continues to maintain a presence in the country, Alexander Zuyev, acting UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, has said.
In an interview with Russia’s TASS news agency, Zuyev said Afghanistan has historically been home to a range of terrorist groups and that Al-Qaeda isn’t very active at the moment.
He said that the group has a “complex relationship” with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).
According to Zuyev, the most active militant groups currently operating in Afghanistan include Daesh and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The Islamic Emirate has previously rejected claims about the presence of militant groups in Afghanistan and has reiterated that it will not allow Afghan territory to be used against other countries.