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"'It is considered a branch of the Afghan Taliban but operates independently and has a more diffuse command structure,' reports The Counter Extremism Project. 'After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, Jalaluddin Haqqani formed an alliance with the Taliban and supported the growth of al-Qaeda. Even before Osama bin Laden moved his base of operations to Afghanistan, Haqqani took the extraordinary step of issuing communiqués and appeals for alliance with al-Qaeda affiliates across Africa.'"

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March 3, 2023
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"A new U.S. report said following the collapse of Afghanistan, the Taliban acquired a national database of biometric information.

The report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said that the Taliban are using it to track down people who helped the U.S.

On this week’s edition of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green', Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said some of those captured have been killed."

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March 1, 2023
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CEP-KAS Webinar: "The Taliban’s Takeover in Afghanistan – Effects on Global Terrorism"

On February 28, 2023, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) hosted a webinar focusing on the reemerging security risks emanating from Afghanistan.

EVENT PROGRAM:

Presentations:
Iran Facing Two Taliban: Iran-Taliban Changing Relations
Hessam Habibi Doroh
Researcher and lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences, FH Campus Wien in Vienna

Germany and Europe’s Upcoming Fight Against Terrorism
Dr. Gerhard Conrad
Member of the CEP Advisory Board, board member of the Forum Intelligence Services in Germany, and intelligence advisor to the Munich Security Conference

Discussant:
Dr. Ellinor Zeino
Head of the Regional Programme Southwest Asia, Konrad Adenauer Foundation

Moderator and introductory remarks:
Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler
Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project

The new KAS-CEP report can be accessed here: https://www.counterextremism.com/content/talibans-takeover-afghanistan

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"The TTP also links with the Afghan Taliban and terrorist group Al Qaeda, notes think tank Counter Extremism Project (CEP).

The CEP says, 'As an ally of the Afghan Taliban, the TTP also fought the US-backed Afghan government prior to the latter’s defeat in August 2021. The TTP was founded in late 2007 by a group of Pakistani militants who had previously fought in Afghanistan alongside both the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and the group has maintained close ties to both organizations since.'"

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February 18, 2023
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On this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremist Project, sees an alarming growth in terrorism emanating from Afghanistan.

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February 1, 2023
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Afghanistan Terrorism Report: December 2022 to January 2023

Following is the December 2022 to January 2023 installment of “Afghanistan Terrorism Report.” The authors provide a monthly analysis concerning the developing terrorist threat in Afghanistan as well as a comprehensive overview of that month’s al...

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"Who was the attacker? What was his motive? What saved the attack from being much worse than it was? Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project breaks it all down."

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January 5, 2023
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

In Their Own Words:

We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].

Abu Ali al-Askari, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) Security Official Mar. 2023
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