Sami Sadat, head of the United Front, has stated that the Taliban have turned Afghanistan into the central safe haven and operational hub for Al-Qaeda, and that fighters from North Africa and the Middle East are being trained in Al-Qaeda camps around Kandahar.
In a detailed post on his X page on Wednesday, he claimed that Al-Qaeda now coordinates its battles and activities between South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa from Afghanistan.
According to Sadat, Al-Qaeda has currently expanded its operations in Pakistan, Yemen, and coastal countries in Africa, severely affecting security in Mali and Burkina Faso. He added that senior Al-Qaeda members have been relocated from Afghanistan to Africa since 2023 and are engaged there in reorganizing militant groups.
He said that Afghanistan under Taliban rule has once again become a strategic center for extremist training, recruitment, logistics, and international coordination, from where fighters are sent to Africa, Yemen, and Syria.
Sami Sadat warned that if the current situation continues, insecurity in the Sahel region will further increase, and Europe will face greater threats from terrorism, trafficking, and mass migration.
He stated that the world has three options: either watch Al-Qaeda’s expansion, take joint international action, or support anti-Taliban forces to establish a responsible government in Afghanistan in place of the Taliban.
The Taliban have not yet issued a fresh response to these claims, but in the past, they have repeatedly said that no terrorist group exists in Afghanistan and that Afghan territory will not be used against any other country.Sami Sadat, head of the United Front, has stated that the Taliban have turned Afghanistan into the central safe haven and operational hub for Al-Qaeda, and that fighters from North Africa and the Middle East are being trained in Al-Qaeda camps around Kandahar.
In a detailed post on his X page on Wednesday, he claimed that Al-Qaeda now coordinates its battles and activities between South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa from Afghanistan.
According to Sadat, Al-Qaeda has currently expanded its operations in Pakistan, Yemen, and coastal countries in Africa, severely affecting security in Mali and Burkina Faso. He added that senior Al-Qaeda members have been relocated from Afghanistan to Africa since 2023 and are engaged there in reorganizing militant groups.
He said that Afghanistan under Taliban rule has once again become a strategic center for extremist training, recruitment, logistics, and international coordination, from where fighters are sent to Africa, Yemen, and Syria.
Sami Sadat warned that if the current situation continues, insecurity in the Sahel region will further increase, and Europe will face greater threats from terrorism, trafficking, and mass migration.
He stated that the world has three options: either watch Al-Qaeda’s expansion, take joint international action, or support anti-Taliban forces to establish a responsible government in Afghanistan in place of the Taliban.
The Taliban have not yet issued a fresh response to these claims, but in the past, they have repeatedly said that no terrorist group exists in Afghanistan and that Afghan territory will not be used against any other country.
Writer:Saeed Sameer
