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Adjunct Professor; Chair of Kabul Asso of Integrity; Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador to the UN & Australia; Chair of UNGA73 3rd Com|Tweets r personal
Aug 28, 2021 7 tweets 3 min read
Almost all foreign members of ISIL-K and Al-Qaida have entered Afghanistan via Pakistan. Their leaders & that of the Taliban have been living (some dying/killed) in Pakistan. UN report undocs.org/S/2021/486 establishes the symbiotic ties between ISIL-K, Taliban & Al-Qaida. 1/7 According to the report the ISIL-K core group consists mainly of Afg & Pakistani nationals and a significant part of the leadership of Al-Qaida resides in the Pakistan & Afg border region. 2/7