Al-Qaeda is likely to have a resurgence as Afghan regions continue to fall to the Taliban, Britain's defense minister warned Friday.
Since the U.S. began winding down its Afghan operation, the Taliban — which seeks to enforce an austere version of Islamic law — has been seizing new territory on an almost daily basis.AP reportedThe Taliban, which has taken control of more than a dozen of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals since August 6, now controls more than two-thirds of the country.
On Thursday, Herat — the country's third largest city — fell to the Taliban, followed by second-biggest city Kandahar, theThe Taliban's rise to power in the 1990s assisted with the growth of al-Qaeda, the terror cell that emerged in the same decade and was provided a base by the Taliban to plan the 9/11 attacks. The attacks prompted the initial U.S. invasion of Afghanistan nearly 20 years ago.Last year, former U.S.
which he claimed would bring peace to Afghanistan after almost two decades of war. On Friday, the U.K.'s Wallace slammed that agreement as "a rotten deal."
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