al Qaeda again threatens Afghanistan

Afghan Defense warned that Al-Qaeda is still very active and a major threat to Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda militants started to rise again after some time has not been heard.

As reported by CNN, Wednesday (13/04/2016), a senior US official was worried about the active leader of al-Qaeda in remote areas of Afghanistan, and members of al-Qaeda that the number may be greater than expected.

Executing tasks Afghan Defence Minister Masoom Stanikzai call Al-Qaeda is still a low profile or did not attract much attention, but began to flourish. "They are very, very active, they move quietly and began to reorganize and prepare for a bigger attack," said Stanikzai.

as disclosed Stanikzai Afghanistan concerns about the development of the relationship between al-Qaeda with the Taliban. Since Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour led the Taliban in mid-2015, the militant group was getting close to Al-Qaeda. According to US officials, the deputy commander of the Taliban today, Siraj Haqqani, is chairman of the militant Haqqani network facilitator and also a top Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.

"Taliban is the biggest supporter. They (Al-Qaeda) need fighters, they need support and they need recruitment from elsewhere, that's why (Taliban) to embrace them," he said.