Who is al qaeda leader now

The extended Haqqani family and its loyalists now constitute a key part of the Taliban-led government. He said Al-Qaeda regional affiliates already had a large presence in Afghanistan even before the Taliban takeover last month and foreign militants are now embedded within Taliban units. Analysts see the alliance between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda as partly rooted in their shared history. While the Taliban follows the conservative Deobandi subsect and most Al-Qaeda leaders and members are puritanical Salafis, both organizations have worked hard to prevent doctrinal differences from fissuring the alliance.

The emergence of the Islamic State IS militants, an ultra-radical Salafi group, appears to have cemented their alliance in seeking to prevent IS from hijacking jihadist fronts. The Taliban, however, is adamant that Al-Qaeda is not present in the country. On September 28, the Taliban accused Washington of violating international laws and their February Doha agreement by operating drones in Afghan airspace.

Joint Chiefs of Staff, declared the Taliban a terrorist organization that has not broken ties with Al-Qaeda. Ready to get tough with us? So now we have a request.

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