Thread by @jseldin

NEW: #alQaida "maintained a low profile in #Afghanistan...likely at the behest of #Taliban leaders attempting to establish legitimacy with the int'l community" per acting @DoD_IG Sean O'Donnell in new report

Per @CENTCOM, @DefenseIntel "#Taliban has not permitted al-Qaeda members to play a significant role in its so-called “interim government” & will likely
aim to prevent #alQaida attacks on the United States as it attempts to gain international legitimacy" says @DoD_IG report

.@CENTCOM "said that the #Taliban very likely will allow #alQaida elements in #Afghanistan to maintain a low profile within the country to preserve legacy relationships & avoid upsetting the most militant Islamic elements within the Taliban" per @DoD_IG report

NEW: @DoD_IG report notes #ISIS-#Khorasan "carried out a string of high-profile terrorist attacks, including the bombings of two crowded Shia mosques and an attack on the military hospital in #Kabul that killed a senior #Taliban leader" per @DoD_IG's O'Donnell

Per @DefenseIntel, #ISIS-#Khorasan likely exploiting anti-#Taliban sentiment, governance shortfalls to boost recruitment, especially since October, says @DoD_IG report

"#ISIS-K’s targeted attacks on critical infrastructure highlighted the #Taliban regime’s inability to provide basic security & worked to delegitimize the Taliban with the local population" per @DoD_IG report

Despite warnings from @DOD_Policy in October that #ISIS-#Khorasan could regenerate capabilities to attack US, West in as little as 6 months, @DefenseIntel assesses ISIS "prioritizing attacks within #Afghanistan over external operations" per @DoD_IG

#Uyghur fighters w/#ISIS-#Khorasan in #Afghanstan?

@DefenseIntel "said it could not corroborate the claim" per @DoD_IG "DIA said that ISIS-K’s recent rhetoric w/regard to the Uyghurs was likely part of the group’s propaganda campaign to fuel tension btw #China & the #Taliban"