Stratfor: Situation Deteriorating Rapidly in Afghanistan - 9/11

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 03:21:44 GMT

A protracted war in Afghanistan also offers al Qaeda a much higher chance of immediate and repeated success against U.S. targets than complex bombing operations abroad. It allows the group to strike again quickly without having to sort out its international financial and communications networks or trust that its sleeper agents have not been compromised.