UN Report Cites New Info on Taliban-Al Qaeda Ties
UN Report Cites New Info on Taliban-Al Qaeda Ties A new report by a UN monitoring team says that the Taliban and Al Qaeda “remain closely aligned and show no indication of breaking ties.” The UN report says that UN member states “report no material change to this relationship, which has grown deeper as a consequence of personal bonds of marriage and shared partnership in struggle, now cemented through second generational ties.” Long War Journal said that other findings by the UN are consistent with previous analyses prepared by the UN Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanc...