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11、leadership is more lo- cal and regional than interna- tional; and it faces competi- tion from groups like Islamic State, which also has battled the Taliban. In an address on the crisis on Monday, Mr. Biden said the U.S. has conducted counterter- rorism operations in other countries without a large m

12、ili- tary footprint on the ground. “If necessary, well do the same in Afghanistan,” he said. Douglas London, a 34-year Central Intelligence Agency veteran with extensive experi- ence in the Middle East and South Asia, said that even be- fore the Talibans victory, al Qaeda sought to take advan- tage

13、of the U.S. military with- drawal by moving personnel who had taken refuge in Iran back into Afghanistan. Keyfiguresfromthe groupand from local affiliate al Qaeda in the Indian Subcon- tinentwere among those re- leased by the Taliban over the weekendfromBagram Air Base, the former American nerve cen

14、ter for the war ef- fort, said Mr. London, author of a forthcoming memoir, “The Recruiter.” The Taliban have also freed prisoners from Pul-e-Charkhi, another prison near Kabul. “It seems inevitable that theTalibanwillallowal Qaeda, ISIS, and other terror- ist groups we havent even heard of yet to fi

15、nd sanctuary in Afghanistan,” John Bolton, who was national security ad- viser under former President Donald Trump, said Monday on Twitter. “Its just intolera- ble that weve allowed this to happen.” U.S. intelligence agencies have long assessed that it would be up to two years after a full U.S. troo

16、p withdrawal before al Qaeda could again pose a threat to the U.S. homeland. Pentagon spokesman John THE AFGHANISTAN CRISIS Kirby said Monday that De- fense Secretary Lloyd Austin “certainly believes” a reassess- ment of the possibility for ter- rorist groups to reconstitute inside Afghanistan is in

17、 order following the Talibans rapid seizure of Kabul and the col- lapse of the U.S.-backed gov- ernment. “But were in no position at this point just one day after the events in Kabul to make a firmjudgmenteitherway what thats going to look like,” Mr. Kirby said. When Mr. Biden announced the U.S. tro

18、op departure in April, top officials acknowl- edged the prospect that ter- rorist groups would seek to take advantage and that Amer- ican spy agencies, which often rely on the military for sup- port, would have diminished ability to track developments. CIA Director William Burns told the Senate Inte

19、lligence Committee this year that there was a “significant risk” that al Qaedaandotherterrorist groups in Afghanistan would seek to rebuild after U.S. and coalition militaries departed. Mr. Burns said the CIA would retain “a suite of capa- bilities,” some already in the region, some that need to be

20、developed, to protect U.S. in- terests. Along with al Qaeda, Af- ghanistan has been host to an Islamic State affiliate, which has suffered major defeats in recent years at the hands of both U.S. and Afghan security forces and the Taliban. A report this month from the Congressional Research Serviceno

21、tedthatIslamic State and the Taliban have fought over territory because of political differences and said a Taliban military victory could have a negative impact on Islamic States presence in the country. But the Talibans relation- ship with al Qaeda “is as firm as its ever been,” Mr. Lister of theM

22、iddleEastInstitute wrote. Gordon Lubol d and Fel icia Schwartz contributed to this articl e. WASHINGTONIslamist ex- tremist social media lit up with celebratory messages as the Taliban cemented their control over Afghanistan this weekend, raising concerns that a weakened al Qaeda and other terrorist

23、 groups could stage a comeback in the wake of the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal. U.S. officials, meanwhile, said they are likely to reassess their timeline for how rapidly al Qaedas core group, ravaged by years of U.S. counterterror- ism operations, could reconsti- tute itself. Thelongstandingint

24、elli- gence assessment had been 18 months to two years after an American military withdrawal, current and former U.S. offi- cials said. The U.S. invaded Afghani- stan in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks con- ducted by al Qaeda, a counter- terrorism mission that Presi- dent Biden sai

25、d was completed long ago. But jihadist groups saw the stunninglyrapidsweepto power of the Talibanwhich harbored al Qaeda before 2001 and hasnt publicly broken with itas validating their strategy of patience, analysts who follow their online post- ings said. “This is without a doubt the most signific

26、ant day for al Qaedasince9/11,”Charles Lister, of the nonpartisan Mid- dle East Institute, wrote in a post on M, saying the extremist group was in dire straits just weeks ago. “For the first time in years, not only does al Qaeda finally have some breathing space, its being gifted an enormously signi

27、ficant safe haven in which to rebuild.” Pro-alQaedamediaac- BYWARRENP.STROBEL ANDDUSTINVOLZ Terror Groups Cheer Taliban Takeover Afghan power shift could speed revival of al Qaeda and other jihadists,analysts say Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Muj ahid appearing athis firstpublic news conference in Afg

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30、ry A400M Airbus, with a capacity of well more than 100 passen- gers, took off with just seven passengers aboard. Administration officials, un- der pressure for the chaotic re- treat from Kabul, sought to as- sure U.S. citizens and Afghans seeking to leave the country that the airport is secure. U.S.

31、 military officials on the ground and in Doha, Qatar, warned the Taliban not to in- terfere with the evacuation, and a senior White House offi- cial said the militants had told the Biden administration they would grant civilians safe pas- sage to the airport. With Kabul under a night- time curfew im

32、posed by the Taliban, it wont be clear until Wednesday whether the Isla- mist group was living up to its commitment. “We intend to hold them to that commit- ment,” national security ad- viser Jake Sullivan said. At the airport, U.S. military personnel have coordinated perimeter security with local T

33、aliban commanders, U.S. offi- cials said, and military person- nel have cordoned off the mili- tarysideoftheairport, admitting only a small number of people, mostly those with foreign passports. Interactions between Tali- ban gunmen and U.S. forces at the airport remained peaceable, ContinuedfromPag

34、eOne Thousands Remain Stranded Kabul late last week, as Tali- ban forces advanced through the country, prices on the rap- idly changing flight schedules had skyrocketed, Mr. Sadiqi said. Soon, commercial flights were canceled. Ms. Khudadadis family re- mains in Herat, where she lives. For now, she i

35、s staying put in Kabul with extended family in precarious condi- tions. Though she says they do not have enough food to feed their own children, Ms. Khuda- dadi is too frightened to leave. She describes feeling “impris- oned” inside the house. The same airport that Ms. Khudadadi and Mr. Rasouli were

36、 set to fly from has been the site of dramatic and dev- astating scenes in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from the country and subse- quent Taliban takeover. Had Ms. Khudadadi made it to Japan, her participation in the Games would have been a marker of social progress for a countrythathadn

37、ever medaled at the Paralympics. The countrys only two Olym- picmedalscameintae- kwondo, from 2008 and 2012 bronzemedalistRohullah Nikpai. It was Mr. Nikpais suc- cess that motivated Ms. Khu- dadadi to take up the sport. Her goal was to tear down the stigmas against Paralympic athletes, particularly

38、 women, that she had grown up with. Ms. Khudadadi persevered for years, training at home and in her backyard. Local clubs have been off-limits to her, be- cause of a heavy Taliban pres- ence in her home province. She won the 2016 African Interna- tional Parataekwondo Champi- onship in Egypt. Five ye

39、ars later, she was invited to the Paralympics in Tokyo with al- most no notice. This spring, Ms. Khudadadi realized that she would have barely any time togetreadywithoutthe proper infrastructure. “I was thrilled after I re- ceived the news that I have got a wild card to compete at the Games,” she sa

40、id in an ar- ticle dated Aug. 10 on para- lympics.org. Zakia Khudadadi traveled from her home in Afghani- stans Herat province to Kabul in the past week to board a flight that would make history. The taekwondoka was going to be her countrys first woman to compete in the Paralympic Games later this m

41、onth. But between her arrival in Kabul and the time she was set to depart for Tokyo, the Taliban took over Afghani- stanscapital.Nowshes pleading for help in a last- minute bid to somehow com- pete in the Paralympics, while still stuck in a city where shes afraid to even go outside. “I request from

42、you allon behalf of all Afghan women to help me,” she said in a video taken in Kabul and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “My intention is to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, please hold my hand and help me.” Ms. Khudadadi was one of twoAfghanParalympians, along with track and fie

43、ld ath- lete Hossain Rasouli, due in To- kyo. While the athletes hold out hope of competing, they do not have any way of getting out of Afghanistan, according to Arian Sadiqi, the London- based Chef de Mission for the Afghan Paralympic Committee. Mr. Sadiqi, who shared the video of Ms. Khudadadi and

44、 translated it from Dari Per- sian, had planned to travel to Japan to meet them when they were scheduled to arrive on Aug. 17, but their inability to fly out of the country has po- tentially forced Afghanistan out of the Games, which kick off on Aug. 24. “Its very devastating,” said Mr. Sadiqi. Theb

45、roaderfutureof sports under Taliban rule is also in jeopardy. Though a few sports, such as cricket, man- aged to grow their presence before the regime was first toppled in 2001, most athletes in this country of more than 30 million were left terribly stunted in their development. BYANDREWBEATON ANDJ

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48、TAN CRISIS NY . 更多细分领域报告请关注搜搜报告（s o s o y a n b a o ），行研君胃：s o s o b a o g a o A8| Wednesday, August 18, 2021* * * *THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. THE AFGHANISTAN CRISIS President Biden walks to Marine One after addressing the nation Monday on the worsening crisis in Afghanistan and his decision to withdr

49、aw U. S.troops.The Taliban swiftly gained control of the country,unleashing a chaotic attempt by Afghans to flee. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES White House aides have said Mr. Trump s deal limited their options and risked the possi- bility that Mr. Biden would need to deploy more troops if he ignored the agreement and delayed the withdrawal. Yet the Biden team was blindsidedbythepaceat which the Taliban marched across the country. The White House miscalculated the will- ingness of the Afghan army to fight. U.S. intelligence agencies predicted Kabul might fall to the Ta