Al Qaeda celebrates Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
New Delhi
20-August-2021
Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch has congratulated the Taliban on their takeover of Afghanistan.
"As for the game of democracy and working with simple pacifism, it is a deceptive mirage, a fleeting shadow, and a vicious circle that starts with a zero and ends with it," said the statement carried by SITE Intelligence group, which monitors extremist networks worldwide, a global news wire reported.
The Taliban had sheltered Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden during its rule from 1996 until 2001, when US-led forces toppled it in response to the September 11 attacks, but last week Taliban fighters took control of the capital Kabul at the climax of a lightning offensive.
The US considers AQAP the most dangerous branch of Al Qaeda's global network, and has carried out drone strikes against its fighters in Yemen since soon after the 9/11 attacks.
But on Sunday, AQAP fighters in Yemen's central governorate of Bayda and southern province of Shabwa celebrated the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan with fireworks and by firing gunshots in the air, the report said.-IANS
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