[Breitbart] The Taliban and al-Qaeda no longer maintain "strategic ties" in Afghanistan despite the ongoing "limited support" provided by Taliban leaders, the Pentagon argues in its most recent assessment of the war.
"Some lower- and mid-level Taliban leaders provide limited support to al-Qa’ida; however, there is no evidence of strategic ties between the two organizations, and the Taliban likely seeks to maintain distance from al-Qa’ida," the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) reveals in its report released last month, which covers U.S. efforts to enhance security and stability in the nation from June 1 through November 30 of last year.
The Pentagon claims that the al-Qaeda threat against the United States stemming from Afghanistan "has decreased," adding: |