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Al-Qaida Influence Growing In Afghanistan U.S. intelligence agencies warn that Taliban and al-Qaida strength is growing fast in Afghanistan, aided by fighters using techniques learned in Iraq. Gen. Michael Hayden, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, told the Senate Armed Services Committee the Hamid Karzai government in the capital Kabul would need U.S. support for "at least a decade" so it doesn't fall victim to the new wave of insurgency, reports The Washington Post. He said the terror groups have regrouped and are adopting techniques learned on Iraqi battlefields to fight the U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan, mainly in the southern and eastern regions. Hayden was joined at the Senate briefing by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael D. Maples, director of the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency. "The direct tissue between Iraq and Afghanistan is al-Qaida," said Hayden. "The lessons learned in Iraq are being applied to Afghanistan." Maples, commenting on Iraq, told the Senators that al-Qaida has managed to "capitalize on the current cycle of sectarian violence, by creating the perception that its attacks are designed to aid and defend the country's Sunni minority." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
