Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, was rocked Tuesday evening by a massive vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and running gun battles, including near the “Green Zone,” a heavily fortified area where government ministries and foreign embassies are located| The Soufan Center
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“Afghanistan’s on the brink of anther humanitarian crisis,” warned Spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Babar Baloch, in mid-July. The United Nations estimates that 330,000 Afghans have been newly displaced since January| The Soufan Center
A recently released report by the UN Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team confirms what many in the counterterrorism community have been warning about — ties between the Afghan Taliban and al-Qaeda remain strong and could grow stronger after the United States completes its troop withdrawal| The Soufan Center
