{"id":991170,"date":"2021-11-09T19:13:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T00:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=991170"},"modified":"2021-11-09T19:13:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T00:13:58","slug":"biden-envoy-u-s-wants-taliban-to-succeed-against-the-islamic-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-envoy-u-s-wants-taliban-to-succeed-against-the-islamic-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Envoy: U.S. Wants Taliban to \u2018Succeed\u2019 Against the Islamic State"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-envoy-u-s-wants-taliban-to-succeed-against-the-islamic-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=991170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1236440547-1-e1636498893830-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan Thomas West on Monday hoped the Taliban would be \u201csuccessful\u201d in its battle against the Islamic State, and hinted the new rulers of Afghanistan needed to sever their ties with al-Qaeda if they desire international recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Taliban have voiced very clearly and openly their desire to normalize relations with the international community, to see a resumption in aid, to see a return of the international diplomatic community to Kabul and to see sanctions relief. The United States can deliver none of these things on our own,\u201d West <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-says-worried-about-increase-attacks-by-isis-k-afghanistan-2021-11-08\/\"><span>told reporters<\/span><\/a><span> by telephone from Brussels, where he delivered a briefing on Afghanistan to the NATO alliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cAllies are going to continue to play a heavy role in Afghanistan: Germany, the United Kingdom, France,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcemag.com\/talks-with-taliban-restart-as-us-worries-about-al-qaeda-threat-in-afghanistan\/\"><span>elaborated<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cWe will all engage forthrightly and in a clear-eyed manner with the Taliban and with shared interests and objectives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>West said the U.S. is \u201cworried about the uptick in ISIS-K attacks, and we want the Taliban to be successful against them.\u201d ISIS-K is the abbreviation widely used for the Islamic State\u2019s operations in Afghanistan, which the terrorist organization refers to as \u201cKhorasan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think they have a very vigorous effort underway against that group,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen it comes to other groups \u2013 look, al-Qaeda continues to have a presence there that we\u2019re very concerned about,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>West said al-Qaeda is \u201can issue of ongoing concern for us in our dialogue with the Taliban.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Taliban alleges to have been attacked several times by Islamic State terrorists since the fall of Kabul in August, with actions ranging from wanton murders and targeted assassinations to military ambushes and mass-casualty bomb attacks. Most recently, at least 25 people were killed last week in a&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/02\/world\/asia\/afghanistan-kabul-hospital-attack.html\"><span>bomb attack<\/span><\/a><span> against a military hospital in Kabul allegedly claimed by the Islamic State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many of these attacks appear to be&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/isis-violence-dents-taliban-claims-of-safer-afghanistan-2604986\"><span>designed<\/span><\/a><span> to challenge the Taliban\u2019s guarantees of safety for Afghan civilians. ISIS-K sympathizers have posted videos of some grisly killings and sent taunting messages to the families of victims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Taliban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/11\/02\/taliban-says-isis-does-not-exist-in-afghanistan-then-blames-it-for-kabul-bombing\/\">insisted<\/a> last week that ISIS \u201cdoes not exist\u201d in Afghanistan, claiming Taliban forces immediately crush its cells whenever they reveal themselves, and ISIS is not actively recruiting any new members from the Afghan population. ISIS-K\u2019s responsibility for the attack on the Kabul hospital was confirmed on the same day this claim was made.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/03\/world\/asia\/isis-afghanistan-taliban.html\"><i><span>New York Times<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span>last week noted \u201cgrowing unease among Western officials\u201d that the Taliban cannot contain or defeat ISIS-K, and refuses to cooperate with the United States on counterterrorism efforts. Western governments also fear the Taliban could use an alleged escalating conflict with the Islamic State as the pretext for a bloody crackdown on dissidents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As for al-Qaeda, there is little reason to suspect the Taliban will take strong action against their longtime allies to curry favor with the United States or Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Officially, the Taliban <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/taliban-say-no-al-qaeda-or-isis-afghanistan-2021-09-21\/\"><span>claims<\/span><\/a><span> there are no al-Qaeda militants currently operating in Afghanistan and says it will not allow al-Qaeda to launch terrorist operations against other countries from Afghan soil.&nbsp;<\/span><span>However, many officials in the \u201cIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan\u201d regime are members of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/the-haqqani-network-afghanistans-most-feared-militants-2\/\"><span>Haqqani Network<\/span><\/a><span>, a vicious terrorist branch of the Taliban that has very deep ties to al-Qaeda. The Taliban\u2019s interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, is a terrorist wanted by the FBI who <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/10\/20\/taliban-gives-cash-rewards-to-terrorist-families-heroes-of-islam\/\"><span>handed out<\/span><\/a><span> cash rewards to the families of jihadi suicide bombers a few weeks ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/27\/biden-state-department-falsely-denies-taliban-terrorist-haqqani-network-ties\/\">bizarrely claimed<\/a> the Taliban had no connection with the Haqqani Network in August, shortly before the Taliban began naming a sizable number of people named \u201cHaqqani\u201d to high positions in its new government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/09\/21\/taliban-al-qaeda-afghanistan-ties-terrorism\/\"><i><span>Foreign Policy<\/span><\/i><\/a><span> pointed out in September that the Taliban has many other sub-groups and networks with close ties to al-Qaeda cells, so the Taliban high command would have trouble breaking with al-Qaeda even if it wanted to. It most likely does <\/span><span>not <\/span><span>want to, both for reasons of ideology and because the Taliban claims to need help fighting ISIS-K.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>West <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcemag.com\/talks-with-taliban-restart-as-us-worries-about-al-qaeda-threat-in-afghanistan\/\"><span>hinted<\/span><\/a><span> the Biden administration would like the Taliban to demonstrate that no funding will be diverted to al-Qaeda before the spigot of American foreign aid to Afghanistan is turned back on, and grumbled about the lack of diversity in the Taliban government as another obstacle to international recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He praised the Taliban for honoring its \u201ccommitment to us to allow Afghans to whom we owe a special commitment and American citizens and LPRs [lawful permanent residents] out of the country, over the past several weeks in particular.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior fellow Thomas Joscelyn found West\u2019s remarks disquieting in an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/news\/blinkens-state-department-rooting-for-taliban-against-isis-while-condemning-al-qaeda-ties\/article_5c2f4cc7-ab27-53cd-af23-476589474dbe.html\"><span>interview<\/span><\/a><span> with the <\/span><i><span>Washington Examiner<\/span><\/i><span> on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s in America\u2019s interest to help prop up the Taliban regime, at all,\u201d Joscelyn said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey\u2019re talking about rooting for the Taliban against ISIS, [that] means they\u2019re rooting for al-Qaeda because al-Qaeda is embedded throughout the Taliban,\u201d he warned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe U.S. has ended its role in a 20-year war in which nobody knew anything,\u201d Joscelyn observed. \u201cThe fundamental, foundational observation about the war in Afghanistan is that nobody knew anything. We shouldn\u2019t assume that they know anything now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan Thomas West on Monday hoped the Taliban would be \u201csuccessful\u201d in its battle against the Islamic State, and hinted the new rulers of Afghanistan needed &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-991170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}