Afghanistan Situation United Nations "Taliban and Al Qaeda Close Relationship"

Afghanistan's peace agreement is about a year before March 1st, when the chairman of the UN surveillance team responded to an interview with NHK, and the rebel Taliban conducted military training with the international terrorist organization Al Qaeda. Revealed that it maintains.

There are concerns about the impact on the peace process, such as the delay in the withdrawal of US troops.

Regarding Afghanistan, on February 29, last year, the US military signed a peace agreement with the United States, which has troops stationed there, and the Taliban cut off relations with international terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda. I decided to withdraw completely within.

However, terrorism and attacks by the Taliban are still occurring one after another, and security continues to deteriorate.

A year before the agreement, the Taliban received al-Qaeda support in military operations and al-Qaeda in its territory, according to an interview with NHK, chaired by a UN surveillance team that analyzes the situation in Afghanistan. It protects its fighters, "he said, revealing that the Taliban maintain close ties with al-Qaeda.

Al Qaeda is made up of people from Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the Middle East, and according to Fitton Brown, Afghanistan currently has 400 to 600 fighters, mainly in the north and south, to provide weapons to the Taliban. It means that they are jointly conducting military training.

As the Taliban maintains relations with al-Qaeda, there are concerns about the impact on the peace process, such as the delay in the withdrawal of US troops.

Taliban Commander "Sharing Purpose with Al Qaeda"

A Taliban commander operating in northern Afghanistan told NHK, "We have provided weapons and ammunition to al-Qaeda fighters, who are cooperating in our fighting. Al-Qaeda fighters are training in the military. Will also go, "he said, revealing that he is working in collaboration with Al Qaeda on a daily basis.

He added, "We share the purpose of withdrawing foreign troops such as the US military from Afghanistan with al-Qaeda," and emphasized that we are maintaining our relationship with al-Qaeda under the direction of senior management.