Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, al-Qaeda has regrouped in Afghanistan following the Taliban's return to power. Intelligence reports from September 10-12, 2026, showed the terror organization operating at least eight training sites across the country over the previous three years.
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Sept 10 - In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the group founded by Osama bin Laden has spawned affiliates and inspired attacks around the world.
While al-Qaeda suffered losses and dislocation after the invasion of Afghanistan, its profile rose, and it expanded massively in the years that followed.
The terror organization and its offshoots have set up at least eight training sites over the past three years, taking advantage of the Taliban’s return to power.